A Communist LSD Trip. The Story of Czechoslovak Acid ♫
media / Audio
In the 1960s, LSD was legally available across Czechoslovakia. A writer recounts the story of how a communist state became the leading manufacturer of a psychedelic drug. Original text written by Aleksander Kaczorowski.
Read by Richard Greenhill.
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A Communist LSD Trip
A Communist LSD Trip
The Story of Czechoslovak Acid
Magazine / society
In the 1960s, LSD was legally available across Czechoslovakia. A writer recounts the story of how a communist state became the leading manufacturer of a psychedelic drug.
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Magazine / culture
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Reading / science
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