Psychedelics lost medical acceptance about 50 years ago but recent research suggests growing optimism for their therapeutic return; Albert Hofmann first synthesized LSD over 60 years ago.
Abstract
Psychedelics fell from medical grace nearly half a century ago, but recent activity suggests that some researchers have "high hopes" for their return.[1][1],[2][2] Over 60 years ago, Albert Hofmann at Sandoz Pharmaceutical Laboratories in Switzerland first synthesized lysergic acid diethylamide