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Nazis, the CIA and the hunt for a psychedelic truth serum

Nazis, the CIA and the hunt for a psychedelic truth serum

Update: 2024-09-19

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After WWII, the CIA undertook experiments with psychedelic compounds like LSD, in the hope of discovering pharmacological weapons. The holy grail was a "truth serum" that might be used to extract secrets from the enemy. But the CIA wasn't the first to meddle with psychedelics in this way - in fact these experiments were first initiated in Nazi Germany.

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Nazis, the CIA and the hunt for a psychedelic truth serum

Nazis, the CIA and the hunt for a psychedelic truth serum

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