I remember clearly, my younger brother turned me on to cigarets and weed. I was involved in my own life and hadn't thought of drugs until my brother and I drove to where we once lived, we got separated and later learned he was doing acid with his friends. It was weird in a way, me being the older brother, and not leading the way into drugs.
I soon made up for loss time in my own journey into drug use. My motivation back then seemed purely academic. I was on a quest for enlightenment. There was something missing in my life and I used psychedelics as the mode to find me.
I became interested in psychedelics again on my 70th birthday last year. Research was being done on psychedelics for mental health as an alternative for treatment. I always questioned the war on drugs and the fear propagandized by the media, It became clear the old narrative needed to change so I started advocating for psychedelics even though at the time, I had not tripped in 50 years.
It was about this time I joined BL for information and support. Further research into psychedelics for mental health led to questions why studies did not include people diagnosed with schizophrenia or a history of psychosis. I believed psychedelics would be the answer to all mental health conditions including disturbed thought processing.
I took this discretion as a personal challenge to disprove the notion of LSD and other psychedelics caused schizophrenia. I applied for psychedelic clinical trials but was informed because of my history I was not eligible. If this was the case I focused on the benefits of psychedelics for seniors, I bought a domain and started seniors4psychedelics as website to inform the public and seniors how psychedelics improved social skills, gave hope and helped with end of life concerns. I advocated seniors use of psychedelics on social media sites and wrote letters to New York senate.
I grew some mushrooms and tried other modes psychedelic substance, however the medication I was taking prevented positive trip results. Despite the fact I had not tripped in 50 years did not deter my efforts to bring psychedelics to personal and clinical use. Because I strongly believed in psychedelics for their medicinal values, recreational use was a bonus.