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Mathew Crawford's avatar

I have to say that I am honestly quite shocked that this is the least popular article that I've ever published. Perhaps I need to write out the long form article of the story?

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one interesting factoid you missed in this most interesting analysis is that Nick Sand, the famed acid chemist who produced the Orange Sunshine of the 60s, along with the nortorious Owsley Stanely, known as Bear, was busted in 1975. Sand escaped and fled the country. For a few years he changed his identify to some indian name, (i could find this detail) and hid out in Puna as a close associate of Rajneesh. After a few years Sand returned, to Canada and resumed his psychedelic drug manufacturing... making huge amounts of very pure MDMA and LSD.... busted again, he was given a short sentence by Canadian government, then extradicted to the US who at first sentenced him to 39 years, for the original offense, plus the escape. But Sands lawyers pulled off a miracle and the charges were dropped. testifying in his defense were British royals, Amanda Feilding, San Francisco DA and other notables.....Also, in your podcast about this with Cynthia Chung you said it was Michael Murphy who got into Rajneesh, a cofounder of Esalen. Wrong, it was Dick Price. You should run your stuff past me before you publish. I could help you....

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