Here’s an interesting ad taken from All True Romance #24 from 1951.
Want to make a lot of money doing something which is completely legal for the next 20 years? Would you like to play a role in shaping the culture which will overthrow yours? Would you like to inadvertently and indirectly have a hand in the creating of some of the most controversial thinkers of the 20th century? Say no more!
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So strap on your bandana and braid your armpit hair. It’s time to grow psilocybin an unspecified type of mushroom in your own cellar, shed. You’ll get rich in a few weeks but we don’t care, we’ll still send you a free book. You have to admit, that’s a totally groovy offer dude!
I maintain. I was born too late.