While we're not going to endorse or condemn the use of LSD here at the Galactic Free Press, it's very encouraging that scientists are beginning to research it again. It shows a genuine interest in the exploration of Consciousness. From The Raw Story:
Results have been posted online from the first controlled trial of LSD in more than 40 years.
The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease published results Tuesday from a Swiss study that tested the effects of the drug as a complement for talk therapy for 12 people nearing their end of life.
Most of the subjects suffered from terminal cancer, and several died within a year of the trial, but researchers said the psychedelic drug apparently eased their fears as they faced the unknown.
“Their anxiety went down and stayed down,” said Dr. Peter Gasser, who conducted the therapy.
The patients met with Gasser for a couple of sessions before taking LSD at two sessions a couple of weeks apart.
