Although that is a sad story, the story itself shows he was cognizant of what he was doing. I think very few people would argue LSD or any drug at all (caffeine included) are harmless in the strictest sense of the word.
But perhaps the potential benefits vs the realistic risks are a good enough investment for some people to make.
Hallucinogens are deeply intertwined with human culture; "promoting drugs" is such a silly idea. It's like "promoting eating".. people are going to do it, period.
Being cognizant of the risks, and honest about the benefits is the only way to truly reduce the harm of drugs in general.
Fear mongering, blanket statements, anti-drug cultural, none of that will ever quench what appears to be an innate human thirst for mind-altering substances.
To accept this as true (which any cursory look at history will show to be the case), is the only way to ever move forward with drug use/abuse.
But perhaps the potential benefits vs the realistic risks are a good enough investment for some people to make.
Hallucinogens are deeply intertwined with human culture; "promoting drugs" is such a silly idea. It's like "promoting eating".. people are going to do it, period.
Being cognizant of the risks, and honest about the benefits is the only way to truly reduce the harm of drugs in general.
Fear mongering, blanket statements, anti-drug cultural, none of that will ever quench what appears to be an innate human thirst for mind-altering substances.
To accept this as true (which any cursory look at history will show to be the case), is the only way to ever move forward with drug use/abuse.