The Past and Future of Psychedelic Science: An Introduction to This Issue
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs March 15, 2019 Lisa Jerome, Brad Burge, Richard Doblin et al. 87 citations
Psychedelic plants and fungi have been used in indigenous medicinal traditions for millennia. Modern psychedelic research began when Albert Hofmann first synthesized lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD-25) in 1938. Five years later, became the first person to ingest LSD. Hofmann was unaware of the significance of his actions, and the effects they would set in motion. After a burgeoning period of...