L e a g u e f o r S p ir it u a l D is c o v e r y
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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
The b e a r e r o f t h i s d o c u m e n t, Mr. N ic h o la s S an d ,
i s a member o f t h e L eague f o r S p i r i t u a l D is c o v e r y , a
l e g a l l y i n c o r p o r a t e d r e l i g i o n in t h e s t a t e o f New Y o rk .
The L eague f o r S p i r i t u a l D is c o v e ry u s e s c e r t a i n c h e m ic a ls
w h ich h av e been g iv e n t o man by t h e D iv in e P r o c e s s f o r
s p i r i t u a l u s e a s s a c r a m e n t s . Mr. Sand i s a u t h o r i z e d t o
m a n u f a c tu r e p s y c h e d e l i c s u b s t a n c e s an d t o d i s t r i b u t e
them o n ly t o o f f i c i a l s o f t h e LSD o r o f f i c i a l s o f o t h e r
r e l i g i o n s w hich u se p s y c h e d e l i c s a c r a m e n t s .
Any i n t e r f e r e n c e w ith M r. S an d s f u n c t i o n a s a
d i s t r i b u t o r o f p s y c h e d e l i c s a c r a m e n ts i s in v i o l a t i o n o f
t h e f i r s t am endm ent t o t h e C o n s t i t u t i o n o f t h e U n ite d
S ta te s .
Any s e a r c h , s e i z u r e o r q u e s t i o n i n g o f Mr. Sand
i n c o n n e c tio n w ith h i s r e l i g i o u s d u t i e s w i l l be c o n s i d e r e d
an i l l e g a l a c t a n d th e L eague w i l l t a k e l e g a l a c t i o n b o th
f o r dam ages an d l e g a l p r o s e c u t i o n a g a i n s t a n y o f f e n d i n g
p o lic e o f f i c e r .
You a r e h e re b y a d v is e d n o t t o q u e s t i o n
Mr. Sand o u t s i d e t h e p r e s c e n c e o f t h e L eague a t t o r n e y .
U n le s s he i s f o r m a l l y p l a c e d u n d e r a r r e s t , he h a s been
i n s t r u c t e d t o p r o c e e d w ith h i s b u s i n e s s .
Upon h i s a r r e s t ,
Mr. N oel T e p p e r, 31 New M ark et S t r e e t , P o u g h k e e p s ie , New
Y o rk , p hone 4 7 1 -2 2 2 2 , i s t o be c o n t a c t e d im m e d ia te ly and
a d v is e d o f t h e c h a r g e s .
Any u n la w f u l d e t e n t i o n , im p ro p e r
a r r e s t o r u n c o n s t i t u t i o n a l s e a r c h w i l l be f o llo w e d by
im m e d ia te l e g a l a c t i o n a g a i n s t you p e r s o n a l l y .
L o v e a n d B le s s in g s
T im o th y L e a ry
F ir s t G u id e
Endorsement letter from the League of Spiritual Discovery, signed by Timothy Leary, authorizing
Nick Sand to produce LSD for religious purposes, circa late 1966. Letter from Nick Sand's
personal collection, scanned and contributed to Erowid's archives by Tim Scully, 2017.