Psychedelic Arizona: Quirky
& Intriguing Facts Hiding in Plain Sight
For millennia, psychedelics have played a pivotal role in human history, culture and lore. Psychedelic Arizona explores the obscure psychedelic facts and landmarks dotting the state’s landscape, most of which are unknown to lifelong residents and passersby. The Sonoran Desert toad, Timothy Leary, an imprisoned and praised chemist, and even the beloved saguaros and morning glories make up Arizona’s psychedelic history.
Psychedelic Arizona is an intriguing and entertaining read for any Southwestern coffee table or bookshelf. Get it on Amazon today.
What’s Inside
- An overview of Arizona’s psychedelic history, from ancient times to the first FDA-approved psylocibin study and beyond
- A recount of Arizona-based psychedelic experiences from Timothy Leary, William Leonard Pickard, Barry Goldwater and even “Beavis and Butthead”
- Origins, uses and stories of naturally occurring Arizona psychedelics, including bufo alvarius, peyote, morning glory, saguaro, ayahuasca, cannabis and more
- An outline of Arizona’s current drug laws and how they’re expected to evolve in light of the emerging psychedelic movement
Reader Reviews
“Arizona Never Ceases to Deliver Surprises”
“I moved to Arizona in ‘96 and very quickly fell in love with it. Reading Psychedelic Arizona has rekindled some of that divine spark. This book shows that Arizona should be of special interest to the psychonaut.”
“Very Well Done”
“I enjoyed reading Psychedelic Arizona. It was a clever way of getting a lot of counterculture information between two covers in a reader-friendly format.”
