The following night it was scheduled that the entire Democratic Party of California would be attending a big rally at the very same venue and would get turned on, zonked out of their apples. Eight thousand emphysematous fatback Senators, Assemblymen, National Committeemen, Congressmen, and the Governer himself would be wailing like Banshees, flopping around, gurgling and spitting and frying like a pile of insane pancakes. Unfortunately, they never managed to pull off this debacle, which would've made Jonestown look like a school picnic. Richard Nixon - An Old Yipster saying. Give very careful thought and consideration, no one wants a brain-damaged corpse on their conscience.
Most people take drugs - whether it's a cup of tea, a joint, a glass of whisky or an aspirin.
There are many alternative ways to benefit your head and alter other's realities without recourse to chemical means. You don't have to risk your health, a large fine, or prison sentence to get high. Anything that can be accomplished by chemical means can be accomplished by other means. Apart from the drug dealers who will run off with your money, or alternatively, substitute oregano, parsley, catnip, an Oxo cube, or camel shit for hash, there are those who are trying to readdress the balance without unethical involuntarily spiking. The CIA originally wanted LSD to be a control mechanism and it backfired.