Date in year · 1938 · The 1930s
On November 16, 1938, lSD is first synthesized by Albert Hofmann from ergotamine at the Sandoz Laboratories in Basel. Jerry Rubin, Tommy Vig, Ian St John would arrive in the same year.
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Featured · November 16, 1938
Lysergic acid diethylamide, commonly known as LSD and by the nicknames acid and lucy, is a semisynthetic hallucinogenic drug derived from ergot, known for its potent psychological effects and serotonergic activity.
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1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1938th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 938th year of the 2nd millennium, the 38th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1930s decade.
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Lysergic acid diethylamide, commonly known as LSD and by the nicknames acid and lucy, is a semisynthetic hallucinogenic drug derived from ergot, known for its potent psychological effects and serotonergic activity.
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