Timothy Leary's Psychedelic Campaigns (1960–1972)

1. Leary begins psychedelic research at Harvard

   Jan 1, 1959Labels: Timothy Leary, Richard Alpert, Harvard University

   • Harvard Psych

2. Harvard Psilocybin Project takes shape

   Jan 1, 1960Labels: Harvard Psilocybin, Walter Pahnke, Harvard University

   • Harvard Psych
   • HPP Wiki

3. Concord Prison Experiment begins

   Feb 1, 1961Labels: Concord Prison, Concord State, psilocybin therapy

   • Concord Wiki
   • PubMed

4. Good Friday Experiment tests psilocybin and mysticism

   Apr 20, 1962Labels: Good Friday, Marsh Chapel, Walter Pahnke

   • Marsh Chapel

5. Millbrook becomes a psychedelic organizing center

   Jan 1, 1963Labels: Millbrook, Hitchcock Estate, Castalia Foundation

   • LSD Wiki

6. Harvard dismisses Leary and Alpert

   May 1, 1963Labels: Harvard University, Timothy Leary, Richard Alpert

   • Harvard Psych
   • Harvard Crimson
   • UPI

7. The Psychedelic Experience manual is published

   Aug 1, 1964Labels: The Psychedelic, Ralph Metzner, Richard Alpert

   • Psychedelic Exp

8. Border search triggers major marijuana case

   Dec 22, 1965Labels: Border search, Laredo Texas, U S

   • Justia SCOTUS

9. Leary founds League for Spiritual Discovery

   Sep 19, 1966Labels: League for, Timothy Leary, LSD sacrament

   • LSD Wiki
   • LSD Org

10. California bans LSD as counterculture rallies

    Oct 6, 1966Labels: California, LSD ban, Love Pageant

    • Oct 1966
    • Love Pageant

11. Human Be-In popularizes Leary’s message

    Jan 14, 1967Labels: Human Be-In, Golden Gate, Summer of

    • Human Be In
    • Slogan Wiki

12. Supreme Court overturns key parts of Leary’s conviction

    May 19, 1969Labels: Leary v, U S, marijuana conviction

    • Justia SCOTUS

13. Laguna Beach arrest leads to long prison sentence

    Mar 16, 1970Labels: Laguna Beach, California conviction, marijuana possession

    • LATimes
    • Justia 5th Cir

14. Leary escapes from California Men’s Colony

    Sep 12, 1970Labels: Escape, California Men's, supporters

    • People v Leary

15. Leary and Harcourt-Smith are arrested in Kabul

    Jan 17, 1973Labels: Kabul arrest, Joanna Harcourt-Smith, international fugitive

    • NYPL Guide
    • Leary Wiki