Blowing Glass at Stone Houses

Summary

The medicalization and commercialization of psychedelics benefit from creating a clear separation between their current project and the controversial history of underground psychedelic use and culture. This strategy serves at least two functions: by discarding countercultural associations, psychedelic medicine can gain legitimacy and distance itself from past stigma.

Study at a glance

Abstract

The medicalization and commercialization of psychedelics stand to profit by drawing distinction and distance between their project and the contentious history of underground psychedelic use and culture. This serves at least two functions. First, by jettisoning countercultural baggage, psychedelic