his research on ergotamine was in 1938. he randomly decided to recreate that specific lsd-25 in 1943. this is the crazy part: there’s a 5 year gap. why? he wri

his research on ergotamine was in 1938. he randomly decided to recreate that specific lsd-25 in 1943. this is the crazy part: there’s a 5 year gap. why? he writes in the book synthesizing compounds that are not under active research is not allowed by the lab. but something he couldn’t let go from 5 years ago got him curious