So, in a calculated move, I decided for the first time in my life to change my consciousness proactively and simply get drunk, and that's what happened. The experiment was pleasant and successful.

The good people of NIDA made generous development budgets available to researchers who would develop synthetic versions of natural cannabinoids such as THC or CBD. The most diligent and prolific researcher who used NIDA money to this end was an American professor of organic chemistry named John William Huffman, who developed over 400 such analogs.