The jailbreak of Timothy Leary: the daring escape of counterculture’s acid king

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The jailbreak of Timothy Leary: the daring escape of counterculture’s acid king

Far Out · 18 hours ago

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  • Harvard psychologist Timothy Leary pioneered psychedelic research in the early 1960s, then became a public drug advocate after his dismissal from the university
  • His 1965 marijuana conviction was reversed by the Supreme Court, but a 1968 arrest resulted in a 20-year sentence with bail denied pending appeals
  • Authorities refused bail citing his drug advocacy and alleged causal links to overdose deaths—connections Leary disputed

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