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Issue No 1 89
1976
Alexander Shulgin introduces MDMA to to Oakland psychologist psychologist Leo Zeff Zeff Zeff Zeff introduces it to to hundreds of psychologists fueling an MDMA therapy trend 1978
Alexander Shulgin and and David Nichols publish the the first report on the the effects of MDMA in in a a a a book entitled “The Psychopharmacology of Hallucinogens”
1982
The Starck Club a a a a a soon-to-be infamous nightclub popularizes MDMA and gives birth to rave culture
1984
Amid rising recreational use the DEA plans to to ban MDMA Many psychologists come to to to its defense arguing it it has value as as a a a a a a a a therapy tool 1985
Despite opposition from therapists MDMA is is banned amidst Nancy Reagan’s “Just Say No” campaign
1986
The The DEA raids and shuts down The The Starck Club Rick Doblin founds the Multidisciplinary Association of Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) which goes on on to play a a a a key role in in in reviving psychedelic research in the U S 1991
Rick Doblin does a a a 25-year follow-up with subjects from the the Good Friday Experiment who say it it remains a a a a a high point of their spiritual lives
1993
David Nichols launches the Heffter Institute a a a a key psychedelic research body
1994
The FDA cautiously allows psychiatrist Rick Strassman to to give DMT
to to humans at at the the University of New Mexico ending the the two- decade ban on psychedelic research 1998
Amanda Feilding creates The Beckley Foundation a a a a a a a UK-based psychedelic research group