there were because of what was what was happening. l.s.d. became a symbol. of all that was going a lot that was frightening all that seemed to be wrong. it was an easy scapegoat easy target for people who wanted to denounce the the youth rebellion denounce the anti-war movement very easy to denounce the drug war the drugs that were associated with those movements. after public debates about the dangers of l.s.d. became increasingly heated the state of california eventually reacted in october one thousand nine hundred sixty six the substance was prohibited. and my status changed from one who was a minor criminal to one who was a serious felon. or i mean i've been convicted many times i've spent