J. R. Wasson
J. R. Wasson was a man who really liked mushrooms. He studied them a lot and even went all the way to Mexico to learn more about them.
You know how there are different kinds of mushrooms, like ones you can eat and ones you can't eat? Well, J. R. Wasson was really interested in a special kind called "magic mushrooms." These mushrooms have a special thing inside them that can make people feel really funny and see things that aren't really there.
J. R. Wasson wanted to learn more about these magic mushrooms and why people in Mexico used them in different ways. He even wrote a book about it!
Some people didn't like J. R. Wasson studying magic mushrooms because they thought they were bad and could make people sick. But some other people thought J. R. Wasson was really cool for learning about something new and exciting.
You know how there are different kinds of mushrooms, like ones you can eat and ones you can't eat? Well, J. R. Wasson was really interested in a special kind called "magic mushrooms." These mushrooms have a special thing inside them that can make people feel really funny and see things that aren't really there.
J. R. Wasson wanted to learn more about these magic mushrooms and why people in Mexico used them in different ways. He even wrote a book about it!
Some people didn't like J. R. Wasson studying magic mushrooms because they thought they were bad and could make people sick. But some other people thought J. R. Wasson was really cool for learning about something new and exciting.