The Acid King (2001)

yeah wild story, surprised Netflix hasn't done it yet. I've got his book on my shelf too I will start one day, The Rose Of Paracelsus: On Secrets & Sacraments

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Post by dang » Mon, May 12, 2025, 8:49 PM UTC

The "Acid King," Serving Life Without Parole - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12211097 - Aug 2016 (25 comments)

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Post by richrichardsson » Mon, May 12, 2025, 8:53 PM UTC

I'm not sure where they get the idea that 20mics is a "dose". Microdose perhaps, but I've always been under the impression a modern "dose" of acid is 100mics, so the premise that they're less than in the 60s etc. still holds.

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Post by leesalminen » Mon, May 12, 2025, 8:59 PM UTC

I had the pleasure of recently meeting Leonard and spending a couple weeks together. What a unique and interesting person. I think he’s the smartest person I’ve ever met. His stories are captivating. Could spend a very long time chatting with him.

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Post by leesalminen » Mon, May 12, 2025, 9:00 PM UTC

KingFelix wrote: post #5

psyclobe wrote: post #2

He was released in 2020: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Leonard_Pickard

yeah wild story, surprised Netflix hasn't done it yet. I've got his book on my shelf too I will start one day, The Rose Of Paracelsus: On Secrets & Sacraments

It’s a very, very hard read. His vocabulary is insane. I had to look up so many words. Very rewarding to make it to the end though.