After the discovery of LSD by Albert Hoffman and the first "psychedelic revolution" of the late 1960's. The government cracked down on research with the controlled substances act of 1970. We thus entered a long dark period with rogue experimenters in peoples basements, deserts and burning man festivals. Now again, after getting permission to revisit the compounds in 2000, Johns Hopkins is leading studies pitting psychedelics against depression, alcoholism, and addiction with some incredible results. Furthermore, private funding is pouring into new psychadelic research centers across the globe...we take a look under the hood at this new scientific endeavor.

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