Darrell Lemaire

{{Short description|American researcher (1926-2019)}}

{{Notability|bio|date=December 2016}}

Darrell Lemaire (August 28, 1926 – January 2019) was an American mining engineer and psychedelic drug researcher.{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/tonight-on-viceland-hamiltons-pharmacopeia-lizard-school/ |title=Inside the Lazy Lizard School of Hedonism |publisher=Vice News |date=2016-12-07 |access-date=2016-12-12}}

Lemaire was born in Reno, Nevada on August 28, 1926.{{cite web|url=https://erowid.org/culture/characters/lemaire_darrell/|title=Erowid Character Vaults - Darrell Lemaire|website=Erowid|date=2016-08-02|accessdate=2017-12-14}} He died from cancer in January 2019, at the age of 92.{{Cite web |title=Erowid Darrell Lemaire Vault |url=https://erowid.org/culture/characters/lemaire_darrell/ |access-date=2023-05-03 |website=erowid.org}}

Lemaire spent two years in the U.S. Navy (1944–46). He then earned a B.S. in chemistry from the University of Nevada in 1950, followed by his master's in metallurgical engineering from Mackay School of Mines (1954). While working at a Uranium processing plant in Arizona, working closely with Navajo natives, Lemaire discovered peyote, and became intensely interested in manufacturing and testing a variety of psychoactive substances. Lemaire used pseudonyms "Hosteen Nez" and "Lazar" in order to publish a pamphlet on some of his findings regarding 2C-D.{{cite web|url=https://archives.lib.purdue.edu/agents/people/438 |title=Lemaire, Darrell | publisher=Purdue University Archives and Special Collections | accessdate=2023-06-04}}

Lemaire has also done work involving the use of gumweed as a potential biofuel in conjunction with individuals at the University of Nevada.