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3Hotdogs

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1. I was alive in '67 but I never experimented with LSD. I did experiment with coke, Marij, hashish,

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Thu Apr 23, 2026, 07:51 AM

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peyote, mescaline and opium.

I was on a jury panel for a drug case when I raised my hand to say I couldn't be on the panel. I listed those drugs as ones that I had used and pointe out that the War on Drugs was a waste of tax money and harmful to the community. I would never vote for a conviction on a drug case.

That was 30 years ago and I was never called back for jury duty.

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Interesting thing about the Grateful Dead and Pink Floyd. [View all] OAITW r.2.0 Apr 23 OP

I was alive in '67 but I never experimented with LSD. I did experiment with coke, Marij, hashish, 3Hotdogs Apr 23 #1

What is Mario, never heard of that? lark Apr 23 #3

Typo - Marij . My cousin died from pot. From the time in his 20's, joint after joint, day after day. 3Hotdogs Apr 23 #4

I got worried about my breathing so cut back more than 50%. lark Apr 24 #5

It's suspected it didn't do Syd Barrett any good in the end. Emrys Apr 23 #2

My impression of my 1st time LSD experience. Total mental insanity. The whole social construct of my life kind of melt OAITW r.2.0 Apr 24 #6

I didn't "experiment" with LSD until 1973, still in high school Martin Eden Sunday #7