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Originally Posted by Dead-Air

LSD on the other hand was created by a chemist for the purpose of reaching an altered state. It may have toxic side effects, but the hallucanegic qualities are the reason for the chemical's existence.

no, LSD was created by a chemist in his twenty fifth attempt on concocting a new cold medicine that functions similar to norepinephrine from a Lysergic Acid base..

"I further employed my synthetic procedure to produce new lysergic acid compounds for which uterotonic activity was not prominent, but from which, on the basis of their chemical structure, other types of interesting pharmacological properties could be expected. In 1938, I produced the twenty-fifth substance in this series of lysergic acid derivatives: lysergic acid diethylamide, abbreviated LSD-25 (Lyserg-saure-diathylamid) for laboratory usage.
I had planned the synthesis of this compound with the intention of obtaining a circulatory and respiratory stimulant (an analeptic). Such stimulating properties could be expected for lysergic acid diethylamide, because it shows similarity in chemical structure to the analeptic already known at that time, namely nicotinic acid diethylamide (Coramine). During the testing of LSD-25 in the pharmacological department of Sandoz, whose director at the time was Professor Ernst Rothlin, a strong effect on the uterus was established. It amounted to some 70 percent of the activity of ergobasine. The research report also noted, in passing, that the experimental animals became restless during the narcosis. The new substance, however, aroused no special interest in our pharmacologists and physicians; testing was therefore discontinued."



but you are absolutely correct regarding perception.

Originally Posted by SYRFox

Okay, then cannabis is not a drug either, nor is cocaine, etc.

no not cannabis, but the verdict is in: