Psychedelics

The story of psychedelics — from Amazonian ayahuasca and the mushroom stones of Mesoamerica to Albert Hofmann's bicycle ride, the acid tests, prohibition, and the science that brought them back. A documentary of the substances, the pioneers, the counterculture, the crackdown, and the renaissance.

A chronological documentary of 318 moments spanning c. 900 BC–2025 on Loreline.

last updated 2026-07-22

1. c. 900 BC — Chavín entheogen carvings (c. 900 BC). ) — Stone carvings from the Andean Chavín culture depicting San Pedro and the transformation of its shamans.
2. c. 400 BC — The Eleusinian Mysteries (c. 400 BC). ) (c. 400 BC).
3. c. 400 BC — The Eleusinian Mysteries (c. 400 BC). ) (c. 400 BC).
4. c. 400 BC — The Eleusinian Mysteries (c. 400 BC). ) (c. 400 BC).
5. c. 400 BC — The Eleusinian Mysteries (c. 400 BC). ) — The secret Greek rite at Eleusis, whose initiates drank the kykeon — long suspected to have been psychoactive.
6. 1897-06-01 — Mescaline (1897). The psychedelic of peyote and San Pedro, the first ever isolated (Arthur Heffter, 1897) (1897).
7. 1897-06-01 — Mescaline (1897). The psychedelic of peyote and San Pedro, the first ever isolated (Arthur Heffter, 1897).
8. 1900-06-01 — San Pedro cactus (1900). The Andean cactus whose ceremonial use reaches back to the Chavín culture, over two thousand years ago.
9. 1912-06-01 — MDMA (1912). First made in 1912, rediscovered by Shulgin, and now in late-stage trials as a therapy for trauma.
10. 1912-06-01 — MDMA (1912). First made in 1912, rediscovered by Shulgin, and now in late-stage trials as a therapy for trauma (1912).
11. 1931-06-01 — DMT (1931). Dimethyltryptamine — the intense, short-acting psychedelic of ayahuasca, found throughout the natural world (1931).
12. 1931-06-01 — DMT (1931). Dimethyltryptamine — the intense, short-acting psychedelic of ayahuasca, found throughout the natural world.
13. 1936-01-01 — Reefer Madness — Original 1936 Trailer (anti-drug propaganda). ) (1936).
14. 1943-04-19 — What Is Bicycle Day? | Reactions (ACS). April 19th celebrates Bicycle Day? But what is this holiday dedicated to? Find out in this Reactions video!
15. 1943-04-19 — The Accidental Creation of LSD (The Origin of Bicycle Day). ) (1943).
16. 1943-06-01 — LSD (the molecule) (1943). Lysergic acid diethylamide — the most potent psychedelic known, active in millionths of a gram.
17. 1943-06-01 — LSD (the molecule) (1943). Lysergic acid diethylamide — the most potent psychedelic known, active in millionths of a gram (1943).
18. 1943-06-01 — LSD (the molecule) (1943). Lysergic acid diethylamide — the most potent psychedelic known, active in millionths of a gram (1943).
19. 1943-06-01 — LSD (the molecule) (1943). Lysergic acid diethylamide — the most potent psychedelic known, active in millionths of a gram (1943).
20. 1954-06-01 — Aldous Huxley (1954). Aldous Huxley, author of The Doors of Perception (1954).
21. 1954-06-01 — Aldous Huxley (1954). Aldous Huxley, author of The Doors of Perception (1954).
22. 1954-06-01 — Aldous Huxley (1954). Aldous Huxley, author of The Doors of Perception (1954).
23. 1955-01-01 — Maria Sabina - The Mushroom Priestess of Huautla de Jimenez. María Sabina, the Mazatec mushroom curandera.
24. 1955-01-01 — Maria Sabina, the Shaman Who Introduced Americans to Mushrooms. The Mazatec curandera of Oaxaca whose mushroom velada Wasson witnessed — bringing ancient practice into modern view, at great cost to her.
25. 1955-01-01 — Maria Sabina: The Mazatec Shaman. María Sabina, the Mazatec mushroom curandera.
26. 1955-01-01 — British Politician Christopher Mayhew in Humphry Osmond's Mescaline Experiment (1955). British Politician Christopher Mayhew in Humphry Osmond's Mescaline Experiment — Humphry Osmond, who coined the word "psychedelic".
27. 1957-01-01 — Maria Sabina - Mushroom Ceremony of the Mazatec Indians of Mexico (1957). Maria Sabina - Mushroom Ceremony of the Mazatec Indians of Mexico — María Sabina, the Mazatec mushroom curandera.
28. 1957-05-13 — R. Gordon Wasson - The Hallucinogenic Fungi of Mexico - Lecture. Gordon Wasson, who brought the magic mushroom to America.
29. 1957-05-13 — Robert Forte: The Records of Gordon Wasson & the Origins of the Psychedelic Movement. Gordon Wasson, who brought the magic mushroom to America.
30. 1957-05-13 — The Mushroom Man - Documentary on Gordon Wasson & Sacred Fungi. The banker-mycologist whose 1957 LIFE magazine article "Seeking the Magic Mushroom" introduced psilocybin to the American public.
31. 1958-01-01 — Aldous Huxley's Psychedelic Experience. Aldous Huxley, author of The Doors of Perception.
32. 1960-06-01 — MKUltra (1960). The CIA's covert Cold-War program that dosed unwitting subjects with LSD in search of mind control.
33. 1960-06-01 — MKUltra (1960). The CIA's covert Cold-War program that dosed unwitting subjects with LSD in search of mind control (1960).
34. 1961-01-01 — Aldous Huxley on Mescaline - Interview (1961). Aldous Huxley on Mescaline - Interview — The novelist whose 1954 mescaline memoir The Doors of Perception gave the West its language for the psychedelic experience.
35. 1962-01-01 — Leary, Alpert & The Harvard Psilocybin Project. Timothy Leary, the Harvard psychologist turned psychedelic prophet.
36. 1964-06-14 — Magic Trip — Ken Kesey's Merry Band of Pranksters (trailer). ) — The restored footage of the Merry Pranksters' 1964 cross-country bus trip.
37. 1964-06-14 — Magic Trip — Ken Kesey & the Merry Pranksters (full documentary). ) (1964).
38. 1965-01-01 — The Earliest Known 'Bill Graham Presents' Event Posters — 1965. (1965).
39. 1965 — Humphry Osmond (1960). Humphry Osmond, who coined the word "psychedelic" (1960). This photograph dates from 1965.
40. 1966-01-01 — Wes Wilson's 1966 San Francisco Psychedelic Posters. (1966).
41. 1966-01-01 — The Farthest Frontier — 1966: Mental Health and LSD (archival). The Farthest Frontier — 1966: Mental Health and LSD (1966).
42. 1966-01-01 — How Owsley 'Bear' Stanley's LSD Shaped the Grateful Dead's Sound. The legendary underground chemist who made the era's purest LSD — and engineered the Grateful Dead's sound.
43. 1966-01-01 — Grateful Dead — Viola Lee Blues (Live in San Francisco 1966). ) (1966).
44. 1966-01-01 — Grateful Dead — It's All Over Now Baby Blue (Live in SF 1966). ) (1966).
45. 1966-01-01 — Dr. Timothy Leary, Harvard 1966: LSD - Methods of Control. The Harvard psychologist turned counterculture prophet — "turn on, tune in, drop out" — whom Nixon called "the most dangerous man in America".
46. 1966-01-01 — Timothy Leary — Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out (1966). ).
47. 1966-01-01 — Governor Ronald Reagan on LSD — 1966 (Historic Films archival). ) (1966).
48. 1966-01-01 — Grateful Dead — Cream Puff War (Live at the Fillmore, SF 1966). ) (1966).
49. 1966-01-01 — 1966 Special Report: 'College LSD Party' (archival). 1966 Special Report: 'College LSD Party' (1966).
50. 1966-01-01 — S.F. Mime Troupe Concert Poster 1966 — Bill Graham & the Grateful Dead. (1966).
51. 1966-01-01 — Dr. Timothy Leary - Interview on LSD (1966). Dr. Timothy Leary - Interview on LSD — Timothy Leary, the Harvard psychologist turned psychedelic prophet.
52. 1966-01-01 — The San Francisco Diggers — Free Food in Golden Gate Park, c.1966. (1966).
53. 1966-01-01 — The LSD Labs That Changed Music — Owsley Stanley & the Grateful Dead. Owsley Stanley, the underground acid chemist.
54. 1966-01-01 — Timothy Leary Speaks on Narcotics (AP Archive). ) (1966).
55. 1966-01-01 — Timothy Leary vs. David Susskind — LSD Debate 1966 (archival). Timothy Leary vs. David Susskind — LSD Debate 1966 (1966).
56. 1966-01-01 — Dr. Timothy Leary — LSD Interview, Merv Griffin Show 1966 (archival). Dr. Timothy Leary — LSD Interview, Merv Griffin Show 1966 (1966).
57. 1966-01-08 — The Grateful Dead at an Acid Test — San Francisco 1966 (archival). The Grateful Dead at an Acid Test — San Francisco 1966 (1966).
58. 1966-01-08 — Neal Cassady Explains the Acid Test — 1966 (archival). Neal Cassady Explains the Acid Test — 1966 (1966).
59. 1966-01-08 — Acid Test — Pigpen, Ken Babbs & Neal Cassady 1966 (archival). Acid Test — Pigpen, Ken Babbs & Neal Cassady 1966 (1966).
60. 1966-01-08 — Ken Kesey: 'The Acid Test' — 1966 (archival). Ken Kesey: 'The Acid Test' — 1966 (1966).
61. 1966-01-21 — The Trips Festival 1966 — Birth of the Counterculture (documentary). The Trips Festival 1966 — Birth of the Counterculture (1966).
62. 1966-05-19 — Grateful Dead — Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, May 19 1966. (1966).
63. 1966-10-06 — LSD Love Pageant Rally, Haight-Ashbury — Oct 1966 TV News (archival). LSD Love Pageant Rally, Haight-Ashbury — Oct 1966 TV News (1966).
64. 1966-10-31 — Acid Test Graduation — San Francisco 1966 (archival). Acid Test Graduation — San Francisco 1966 — The last of Kesey's Acid Tests, October 1966, days before California's LSD ban took effect.
65. 1966-10-31 — Acid Test Graduation Ceremony — San Francisco 1966 (actual footage). ) (1966).
66. 1966-10-31 — Ken Kesey — Acid Test Graduation Interview 1966 (archival). Ken Kesey — Acid Test Graduation Interview 1966 (1966).
67. 1966-10-31 — Acid Test Graduation — Film & Photos 1966 (archival). Acid Test Graduation — Film & Photos 1966 (1966).
68. 1966-10-31 — Ken Kesey at the Acid Test Graduation — 1966 (archival). Ken Kesey at the Acid Test Graduation — 1966 — Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters.
69. 1967-01-01 — Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr.: The World of LSD — 1967. (1967).
70. 1967-01-01 — Grateful Dead — Dancing in the Street (Live in San Francisco 1967). ) (1967).
71. 1967-01-01 — LSD-25 — 1967 (educational anti-drug scare film). ) (1967).
72. 1967-01-01 — Lysergic Acid Diethylamide — 1960s LSD Drug Scare Film (Periscope). ) (1967).
73. 1967-01-01 — Effects of LSD on the Mind — 1960s (Huntley Film Archives). ) (1967).
74. 1967-01-01 — Swinging Britain in the 60s: A Psychedelic Dream — 1967 (British Pathé). é) (1967).
75. 1967-01-01 — Beyond LSD — 1967 (psychedelic scare film). ) (1967).
76. 1967-01-14 — Human Be-In — Golden Gate Park, January 14 1967 (archival). Human Be-In — Golden Gate Park, January 14 1967 (1967).
77. 1967-01-14 — The Human Be-In, San Francisco — 14 January 1967 (HistoryPod). ) (1967).
78. 1967-01-14 — Human Be-In — Polo Field, Golden Gate Park, Jan 14 1967 (archival). Human Be-In — Polo Field, Golden Gate Park, Jan 14 1967 (1967).
79. 1967-01-14 — Grateful Dead — Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, Jan 14 1967. (1967).
80. 1967-01-14 — Human Be-In 1967 — Golden Gate Park, San Francisco (archival). Human Be-In 1967 — Golden Gate Park, San Francisco — The "Gathering of the Tribes" in Golden Gate Park, January 1967, where Leary first said "turn on, tune in, drop out".
81. 1967-01-14 — Human Be-In — Full Program, Golden Gate Park, Jan 14 1967 (archival). Human Be-In — Full Program, Golden Gate Park, Jan 14 1967 (1967).
82. 1967-01-14 — 1967 Human Be-In — Rare San Francisco Film (archival). 1967 Human Be-In — Rare San Francisco Film (1967).
83. 1967-01-14 — The Human Be-In — Short Film 1967 (archival). The Human Be-In — Short Film 1967 (1967).
84. 1967-01-18 — Timothy Leary Speaking at UCLA — January 18 1967 (archival). Timothy Leary Speaking at UCLA — January 18 1967 (1967).
85. 1967-03-26 — 1967 Seattle Hippie Be-In (newsreel archival). ) (1967).
86. 1967-04-30 — 1967 Hippies at Detroit Love-In Rally (newsreel archival). ) (1967).
87. 1967-06-01 — 1967 — The Summer of Love (documentary). 1967 — The Summer of Love — The summer of 1967, when a hundred thousand young people converged on San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury.
88. 1967-06-01 — Hippies Gather on Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco 1967 (archival). Hippies Gather on Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco 1967 (1967).
89. 1967-06-01 — The Haight-Ashbury — 1967 TV News Reports (archival). The Haight-Ashbury — 1967 TV News Reports (1967).
90. 1967-06-01 — The Summer of Love (British Pathé). é) (1967).
91. 1967-06-01 — Summer of Love (1967). The summer of 1967, when a hundred thousand young people converged on San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury (1967).
92. 1967-06-01 — 1967 Summer of Love Footage — Hippies of San Francisco (ITN archival). ) (1967).
93. 1967-06-01 — Summer of Love (1967). The summer of 1967, when a hundred thousand young people converged on San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury (1967).
94. 1967-06-01 — Home Movies of 1967 Hippies in San Francisco (archival). Home Movies of 1967 Hippies in San Francisco (1967).
95. 1967-06-01 — Haight-Ashbury Hippies Parade — 1967 (Footage Farm archival). ) (1967).
96. 1967-06-01 — Summer of Love 1967 — KTVU Fox 2 (archival). Summer of Love 1967 — KTVU Fox 2 (1967).
97. 1967-06-01 — The Human Be-In (1967). The "Gathering of the Tribes" in Golden Gate Park, January 1967 — the counterculture's coming-out (1967).
98. 1967-06-01 — Remembering San Francisco's Summer of Love. The summer of 1967, when a hundred thousand young people converged on San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury.
99. 1967-06-01 — Summer of Love — American Experience (PBS promo). ) (1967).
100. 1967-06-01 — 1967: Who Are the Hippies? — Panorama (BBC Archive). ) (1967).
101. 1967-06-01 — Summer of Love — American Experience, Chapter 1 (PBS). ) (1967).
102. 1967-06-01 — Haight-Ashbury 1967 (1967). The San Francisco district that became the capital of the hippie movement.
103. 1967-06-01 — San Francisco's 1967 Summer of Love — CBC Documentary. (1967).
104. 1967-06-01 — 1967 Stoned Hippies Tell All to a Film Crew (archival). 1967 Stoned Hippies Tell All to a Film Crew (1967).
105. 1967-06-01 — The Complete Summer of Love Story — Both Sides (documentary). The Complete Summer of Love Story — Both Sides (1967).
106. 1967-06-01 — San Francisco During the Summer of Love — 1967 (archival). San Francisco During the Summer of Love — 1967 (1967).
107. 1967-06-01 — Summer of Love: The Psychedelic Revolution of 1967 (documentary). Summer of Love: The Psychedelic Revolution of 1967 (1967).
108. 1967-06-01 — Looking Back at the Summer of Love — KPIX/CBS Bay Area (archival). Looking Back at the Summer of Love — KPIX/CBS Bay Area (1967).
109. 1967-06-01 — Summer of Love (1967). The summer of 1967, when a hundred thousand young people converged on San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury (1967).
110. 1967-06-16 — Monterey Pop Festival 1967 (archival, 4K remaster). ) (1967).
111. 1967-06-16 — Monterey Pop — Official Trailer (Pennebaker archival). ) (1967).
112. 1967-06-17 — Janis Joplin — Ball & Chain, Monterey Pop 1967 (Criterion). ) (1967).
113. 1967-06-18 — Grateful Dead — Viola Lee Blues, Monterey Pop Festival 1967. (1967).
114. 1967-06-18 — Ravi Shankar at Monterey Pop — June 1967 (archival). Ravi Shankar at Monterey Pop — June 1967 (1967).
115. 1967-08-22 — The Hippie Temptation — CBS News Story 1967 (archival). The Hippie Temptation — CBS News Story 1967 (1967).
116. 1967-11-14 — Report on Hippie Culture in Haight-Ashbury — Nov 1967 (AP Archive). ) (1967).
117. 1968-01-01 — Love-In — 1968 (British Pathé). No title. Love-in Austrian Style, Vienna, Austria. C/U woman's head covered with paper flowers at a "Love-In" dance / disco. C/U hippy man wearing square specs and daisies on his head. C/U man wearing fake moustache and cowboy hat. C/U two men one with feathers in his head. C/U of big flower on girl's chest pan up to two girls smiling. C/U girls' legs, pan to heads covered with streamers. Various shots hippies bobbing on the dance floor. C/U man dancing, he has "LSD" written on his sailor hat. C/U girl's back,…
118. 1968-01-01 — Late 1960s Haight-Ashbury Hippie Community, San Francisco (Kinolibrary). ) (1968).
119. 1968-01-01 — LSD: Worth the Risk? — 1968 anti-drug filmstrip (archival). LSD: Worth the Risk? — 1968 anti-drug filmstrip (1968).
120. 1968-01-01 — Moby Grape at the Fillmore East with the Joshua Light Show — 1968. (1968).
121. 1968-01-01 — 1968: The LSD Panic and the War on Acid (archival report). ) (1968).
122. 1968-01-01 — Psychedelic Liquid Light Show — Joshua's Lights at the Fillmore 1968. (1968).
123. 1968-01-01 — LSD: Lettvin vs. Leary — 1968 debate (archival). LSD: Lettvin vs. Leary — 1968 debate (1968).
124. 1968-03-03 — Grateful Dead — Free Concert on Haight Street, SF, March 3 1968. (1968).
125. 1969-01-01 — Eros Hippies — 1969 (British Pathé). é) (1969).
126. 1969-01-01 — Joshua Light Show Staff in the Fillmore East Studio — 1969 (archival). Joshua Light Show Staff in the Fillmore East Studio — 1969 (1969).
127. 1969-01-01 — Psychedelic Liquid Light Show — Joshua's Lights at the Fillmore 1969. (1969).
128. 1969-06-01 — Woodstock 1969 (1969). The festival that became the counterculture's high-water mark — half a million people, three days in the mud (1969).
129. 1969-06-01 — Woodstock 1969 (1969). The festival that became the counterculture's high-water mark — half a million people, three days in the mud (1969).
130. 1969-06-01 — Woodstock 1969 (1969). The festival that became the counterculture's high-water mark — half a million people, three days in the mud (1969).
131. 1969-06-01 — Woodstock 1969 (1969). The festival that became the counterculture's high-water mark — half a million people, three days in the mud.
132. 1969-08-15 — The Woodstock Music & Art Fair 1969 — Footage Without Music (archival). The Woodstock Music & Art Fair 1969 — Footage Without Music (1969).
133. 1969-08-15 — Woodstock 1969 — 8mm Home Movies (archival). Woodstock 1969 — 8mm Home Movies (1969).
134. 1969-08-15 — Richie Havens — Freedom, Woodstock 1969 (archival). Richie Havens — Freedom, Woodstock 1969 (1969).
135. 1969-08-16 — Santana — Soul Sacrifice, Woodstock 1969 (archival). Santana — Soul Sacrifice, Woodstock 1969 (1969).
136. 1970-01-01 — Ram Dass - The Practice of Being Here Now. Richard Alpert, fired from Harvard alongside Leary, who went to India and returned as Ram Dass, author of Be Here Now.
137. 1970-01-01 — LSD and the Hallucinogens — 1970 (anti-psychedelic scare film). ) (1970).
138. 1970-06-01 — Timothy Leary (1970). Timothy Leary, the Harvard psychologist turned psychedelic prophet (1970).
139. 1970-10-27 — The Controlled Substances Act (1970) — explainer. (1970).
140. 1970-10-27 — The Controlled Substances Act — 1970 (reading of the text). ) (1970).
141. 1971-01-01 — Becoming Ram Dass - Full Lecture. Ram Dass (Richard Alpert), the Harvard-professor-turned-guru.
142. 1971-06-17 — Nixon Announces a Massive New Fight Against Drugs — 1971 (AP Archive). ) (1971).
143. 1971-06-17 — President Nixon Declares Drug Abuse 'Public Enemy Number One' — 1971. (1971).
144. 1971-06-17 — Nixon's Address to the Nation on Drug Abuse — 1971 (Nixon Foundation). ) (1971).
145. 1975-01-01 — Frank Church Open Senate Hearings on the CIA (archival). Frank Church Open Senate Hearings on the CIA (1975).
146. 1975-09-07 — CIA Director William Colby Before the Senate Committee — Sept 1975 (AP). ) (1975).
147. 1979-01-01 — Mission Mind Control — 1979 (ABC News documentary). ) (1979).
148. 1980-01-01 — John Bleibtreu and Humphry Osmond Interview. The psychiatrist who coined the word "psychedelic" in 1957 and gave Aldous Huxley his first mescaline.
149. 1982-01-01 — The Abyss: Terence McKenna - Full Lecture (1982). The Abyss: Terence McKenna - Full Lecture — Terence McKenna, the psychedelic bard.
150. 1982 — LSD blotter art (1975). The illustrated paper tabs that carried doses of acid — and became an underground art form (1975). This photograph dates from 1982.
151. 1983-01-01 — An Evening with Albert Hofmann (1983), interviewed by Will Nofke. Albert Hofmann, who discovered LSD.
152. 1984-01-01 — Stanislav Grof on LSD Psychotherapy: Live Talk at Esalen. (1984).
153. 1985-01-01 — Just Say No — 'Mr. T' Anti-Drug PSA, 1980s (archival). Just Say No — 'Mr. T' Anti-Drug PSA, 1980s (1985).
154. 1986-01-01 — Ecstasy On Campus — 1986 Special Report (archival). Ecstasy On Campus — 1986 Special Report (1986).
155. 1987-01-01 — Right to Say No (to Drugs) — 1987 (archival). Right to Say No (to Drugs) — 1987 (1987).
156. 1987-01-01 — This Is Your Brain on Drugs — 1987 PSA (archival). This Is Your Brain on Drugs — 1987 PSA (1987).
157. 1987-06-01 — Anti-drug PSA era (1987). The "This is your brain on drugs" era — the moral panic and the war-on-drugs messaging of the 1980s (1987).
158. 1987-06-01 — Anti-drug PSA era (1987). The "This is your brain on drugs" era — the moral panic and the war-on-drugs messaging of the 1980s (1987).
159. 1987-06-01 — Anti-drug PSA era (1987). The "This is your brain on drugs" era — the moral panic and the war-on-drugs messaging of the 1980s (1987).
160. 1988-01-01 — I Love 1988: Acid House Music and Raving (BBC). ) (1988).
161. 1988-01-01 — The Chemical Generation — Acid House Documentary. (1988).
162. 1988-01-01 — D.A.R.E. Commercial — late 1980s (archival). D.A.R.E. Commercial — late 1980s (1988).
163. 1988-01-01 — A Trip Around Acid House — World in Action, 1988 (Granada documentary). ) (1988).
164. 1988-06-01 — Late 1980s UK Rave — Second Summer of Love (Kinolibrary archival). ) (1988).
165. 1988-10-01 — 1980s News Report on the Acid House Scene in England (archival). 1980s News Report on the Acid House Scene in England (1988).
166. 1988-10-01 — BBC News on Acid House — 1988 (archival). BBC News on Acid House — 1988 (1988).
167. 1989-06-01 — 1989 UK Outdoor Rave, Acid House — Summer of Love (Kinolibrary). ) (1989).
168. 1989-06-01 — 1989 Summer of Love Daytime Rave — Acid House (Kinolibrary). ) (1989).
169. 1990-01-01 — BBC News South East: Acid House Rave Party Report — 1990 (archival). BBC News South East: Acid House Rave Party Report — 1990 (1990).
170. 1990-01-01 — Ecstasy Rising — MDMA Documentary (2001). Ecstasy Rising — MDMA Documentary (1990).
171. 1991 — Timothy Leary (1970). Timothy Leary, the Harvard psychologist turned psychedelic prophet (1970). This photograph dates from 1991.
172. 1992-01-01 — E Is for Ecstasy — BBC Everyman Rave Documentary 1992. (1992).
173. 1993-01-01 — Danger of Ecstasy Raves — ITV News Documentary 1993 (archival). Danger of Ecstasy Raves — ITV News Documentary 1993 (1993).
174. 1993-01-01 — Albert Hofmann Interview (1993): The Effects of LSD | SRF Archiv. Albert Hofmann Interview (1993): The Effects of LSD — Albert Hofmann, who discovered LSD.
175. 1993-01-01 — Terence McKenna - Sacred Plants as Guides (Part 1). ) — Terence McKenna, the psychedelic bard.
176. 1993-01-01 — Ecstasy & Shelley's Laserdome — Rave Documentary 1993. (1993).
177. 1993-01-01 — Dr. Humphry Osmond - 50 Years of LSD. Humphry Osmond, who coined the word "psychedelic".
178. 1994-01-01 — Free Party, Protest & the Criminal Justice Act — 1994 (archival). Free Party, Protest & the Criminal Justice Act — 1994 (1994).
179. 1994-01-01 — The Peyote Road (1994) - Documentary. (1994).
180. 1994-01-01 — Ecstasy Testing — Rave New World, Channel 4, 1994 (archival). Ecstasy Testing — Rave New World, Channel 4, 1994 (1994).
181. 1995-01-01 — Alexander Shulgin, 1995: His Lab Near San Francisco. The chemist who resynthesised MDMA and invented hundreds of psychedelics in his backyard lab, documenting each in PiHKAL and TiHKAL.
182. 1995-06-01 — Alexander Shulgin (1995). Alexander Shulgin, the chemist who reinvented MDMA (1995).
183. 1995-06-01 — Alexander Shulgin (1995). Alexander Shulgin, the chemist who reinvented MDMA (1995).
184. 1997-01-01 — Generation E — Channel 5 Documentary, 1997 (archival). Generation E — Channel 5 Documentary, 1997 (1997).
185. 1999 — Terence McKenna (1994). The ethnobotanist and spellbinding lecturer who championed psilocybin, DMT and the "stoned ape" theory of human consciousness. This photograph dates from 1999.
186. 2002-01-01 — Hofmann's Potion - Albert Hofmann LSD Documentary. Albert Hofmann, who discovered LSD.
187. 2003 — Summer of Love (1967). The summer of 1967, when a hundred thousand young people converged on San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury (1967). The subject dates from 1967; this photograph was taken in 2003.
188. 2006-01-11 — Albert Hofmann's 100 Years - Closing Speech in Basel. Albert Hofmann, who discovered LSD.
189. 2006-01-11 — Albert Hofmann 100th Birthday, Basel. The Swiss chemist who first synthesised LSD at Sandoz in 1938 and, on 19 April 1943, took the first deliberate dose and rode his bicycle home into history.
190. 2006 — LSD blotter art (1975). The illustrated paper tabs that carried doses of acid — and became an underground art form. The subject dates from 1975; this photograph was taken in 2006.
191. 2007 — LSD blotter art (1975). The illustrated paper tabs that carried doses of acid — and became an underground art form (1975). The subject dates from 1975; this photograph was taken in 2007.
192. 2008 — R. Gordon Wasson (1957). Gordon Wasson, who brought the magic mushroom to America (1957). The subject dates from 1957; this photograph was taken in 2008.
193. 2008 — The rave/ecstasy era (1992). The late-1980s Second Summer of Love, when MDMA and acid house filled warehouses across Britain (1992). The subject dates from 1992; this photograph was taken in 2008.
194. 2008-06-15 — LSD News Reports — 1966-1967 (archival). LSD News Reports — 1966-1967 (1966).
195. 2009 — Ken Kesey (1965). Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters (1965). The subject dates from 1965; this photograph was taken in 2009.
196. 2010 — Alexander Shulgin (1995). Alexander Shulgin, the chemist who reinvented MDMA (1995). The subject dates from 1995; this photograph was taken in 2010.
197. 2010 — Alexander Shulgin (1995). Alexander Shulgin, the chemist who reinvented MDMA (1995). The subject dates from 1995; this photograph was taken in 2010.
198. 2010 — San Pedro cactus (1900). The Andean cactus whose ceremonial use reaches back to the Chavín culture, over two thousand years ago (1900). The subject dates from 1900; this photograph was taken in 2010.
199. 2011 — Peyote cactus (1900). The small spineless cactus of the Rio Grande, a sacrament of Indigenous peoples for thousands of years (1900). The subject dates from 1900; this photograph was taken in 2011.
200. 2011-06-17 — 40 Years Later: The War on Drugs Rages On (CBS). ) (2011).
201. 2012-06-15 — The San Francisco Diggers (full documentary). ) (1967).
202. 2013-05-29 — How Do Psychedelic Drugs Work on the Brain? | Imperial College London. How Do Psychedelic Drugs Work on the Brain? — The neuroscientist whose Imperial College brain-imaging showed how psychedelics quiet the mind's "default-mode network".
203. 2013-05-29 — Ayahuasca: Characterization and Metabolism in Humans | MAPS. Ayahuasca: Characterization and Metabolism in Humans (2013).
204. 2013-06-15 — The Summer of Rave 1989 (documentary). The Summer of Rave 1989 (1989).
205. 2013 — The Human Be-In (1967). The "Gathering of the Tribes" in Golden Gate Park, January 1967 — the counterculture's coming-out. The subject dates from 1967; this photograph was taken in 2013.
206. 2013 — Peyote cactus (1900). The small spineless cactus of the Rio Grande, a sacrament of Indigenous peoples for thousands of years (1900). The subject dates from 1900; this photograph was taken in 2013.
207. 2013-08-04 — Johns Hopkins Psilocybin Research Project - Roland Griffiths. Roland Griffiths of Johns Hopkins.
208. 2013-10-25 — Carl P. Ruck, Peter Webster - The Mythology and Chemistry of the Eleusinian Mysteries. (2013).
209. 2014-02-05 — Principles of MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy for PTSD | MAPS. 's late-stage trials of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for post-traumatic stress disorder.
210. 2014-04-08 — Chavin - Peru's Enigmatic Temple in the Andes | Museum Rietberg. Chavin - Peru's Enigmatic Temple in the Andes (2014).
211. 2014 — Anti-drug PSA era (1987). The "This is your brain on drugs" era — the moral panic and the war-on-drugs messaging of the 1980s. The subject dates from 1987; this photograph was taken in 2014.
212. 2014 — LSD blotter art (1975). The illustrated paper tabs that carried doses of acid — and became an underground art form (1975). The subject dates from 1975; this photograph was taken in 2014.
213. 2015-01-01 — Dr Robin Carhart-Harris - Psychedelics and Brain Imaging. neuroscientist Robin Carhart-Harris.
214. 2015-01-25 — Prof. David Nutt - The Brain & Drugs: Time for a Neuroscience Revolution. psychopharmacologist David Nutt.
215. 2015-06-10 — Psilocybin & Spirituality - Roland Griffiths, Johns Hopkins. Roland Griffiths of Johns Hopkins.
216. 2015 — Terence McKenna (1994). Terence McKenna, the psychedelic bard (1994). The subject dates from 1994; this photograph was taken in 2015.
217. 2015 — Haight-Ashbury 1967 (1967). The San Francisco district that became the capital of the hippie movement (1967). The subject dates from 1967; this photograph was taken in 2015.
218. 2015 — The rave/ecstasy era (1992). The late-1980s Second Summer of Love, when MDMA and acid house filled warehouses across Britain (1992). The subject dates from 1992; this photograph was taken in 2015.
219. 2015 — The rave/ecstasy era (1992). The late-1980s Second Summer of Love, when MDMA and acid house filled warehouses across Britain. The subject dates from 1992; this photograph was taken in 2015.
220. 2015 — Terence McKenna (1994). Terence McKenna, the psychedelic bard (1994). The subject dates from 1994; this photograph was taken in 2015.
221. 2015 — Ayahuasca (the vine) (1900). The Amazonian brew — Banisteriopsis caapi and a DMT-bearing leaf — used for healing and divination for centuries (1900). The subject dates from 1900; this photograph was taken in 2015.
222. 2015-07-09 — What Does LSD Do to Your Brain? | BBC Earth. What Does LSD Do to Your Brain? (2015).
223. 2015-08-11 — Dr. Rick Strassman Discusses DMT: The Spirit Molecule and His Research. Rick Strassman, who studied "the spirit molecule".
224. 2015-08-14 — Roland Griffiths: Psilocybin Research for Anxiety & Psychological Distress. The Johns Hopkins researcher whose rigorous psilocybin studies from 2006 reopened the door to legitimate psychedelic science.
225. 2015-08-14 — Johns Hopkins Psilocybin Cancer Anxiety Study - Patient Interview. (2015).
226. 2016-01-01 — LSD Gets Another Look — Retro Report (PBS). ) (2016).
227. 2016-01-01 — LSD's Long, Strange Trip — Retro Report (The New York Times). ) (2016).
228. 2016-04-14 — Psychedelics: Lifting the Veil | Robin Carhart-Harris | TEDxWarwick. Psychedelics: Lifting the Veil — neuroscientist Robin Carhart-Harris.
229. 2016-04-20 — The Science of Psilocybin and Its Use to Relieve Suffering | TEDMED. The Science of Psilocybin and Its Use to Relieve Suffering — Roland Griffiths of Johns Hopkins.
230. 2016-04-22 — What Happens to Your Brain on LSD? | SciShow. What Happens to Your Brain on LSD? (2016).
231. 2016 — Ken Kesey (1965). The novelist (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest) whose Merry Pranksters and Acid Tests turned LSD into a public happening. The subject dates from 1965; this photograph was taken in 2016.
232. 2016 — The Grateful Dead (1969). ). The subject dates from 1969; this photograph was taken in 2016.
233. 2016 — Ayahuasca (the vine) (1900). The Amazonian brew — Banisteriopsis caapi and a DMT-bearing leaf — used for healing and divination for centuries (1900). The subject dates from 1900; this photograph was taken in 2016.
234. 2016 — The Grateful Dead (1969). The house band of the Acid Tests, whose live improvisation became the sound of the psychedelic scene. The subject dates from 1969; this photograph was taken in 2016.
235. 2016 — The Grateful Dead (1969). ). The subject dates from 1969; this photograph was taken in 2016.
236. 2017-01-30 — Huachuma (San Pedro): The Forgotten Psychedelic - Full Documentary. (2017).
237. 2017-04-17 — How Can Illegal Drugs Help Our Brains? | David Nutt | TEDxBrussels. How Can Illegal Drugs Help Our Brains? — psychopharmacologist David Nutt.
238. 2017-04-26 — Stanislav Grof: Psychedelics and the Future of Humanity | MAPS. Stanislav Grof: Psychedelics and the Future of Humanity (2017).
239. 2017-05-10 — Roland Griffiths: Johns Hopkins Psilocybin Project - Implications for Spirituality & Therapeutics. Roland Griffiths of Johns Hopkins.
240. 2017-05-10 — Stephen Ross & Gabby Agin-Liebes: Psilocybin for Cancer-Related Distress | MAPS. Stephen Ross & Gabby Agin-Liebes: Psilocybin for Cancer-Related Distress (2017).
241. 2017 — Peyote cactus (1900). The small spineless cactus of the Rio Grande, a sacrament of Indigenous peoples for thousands of years. The subject dates from 1900; this photograph was taken in 2017.
242. 2017-12-10 — Exploring the Complicated History of Peyote | Hamilton's Pharmacopeia. Exploring the Complicated History of Peyote — The small spineless cactus of the Rio Grande, a sacrament of Indigenous peoples for thousands of years.
243. 2018-03-26 — The Pharmacology of Ayahuasca | Dennis McKenna. The Pharmacology of Ayahuasca (2018).
244. 2018-05-04 — Merck Digs Up Truth About Its Role in the Birth of Ecstasy | DW. Merck Digs Up Truth About Its Role in the Birth of Ecstasy (2018).
245. 2018-05-15 — How to Change Your Mind: Michael Pollan in Conversation with Dacher Keltner. Michael Pollan, whose book reopened the conversation.
246. 2018-05-18 — Michael Pollan on the Healing Power of Psychedelics | TIME. Michael Pollan on the Healing Power of Psychedelics — The writer whose 2018 bestseller How to Change Your Mind carried the psychedelic renaissance into the mainstream.
247. 2018-06-01 — Michael Pollan (2018). Michael Pollan, whose book reopened the conversation (2018).
248. 2018-06-01 — Michael Pollan (2018). Michael Pollan, whose book reopened the conversation (2018).
249. 2018 — Ken Kesey (1965). Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters (1965). The subject dates from 1965; this photograph was taken in 2018.
250. 2018 — Peyote cactus (1900). The small spineless cactus of the Rio Grande, a sacrament of Indigenous peoples for thousands of years (1900). The subject dates from 1900; this photograph was taken in 2018.
251. 2018-06-15 — How the Grateful Dead Changed Live Music Forever (music history). ) (1966).
252. 2018-11-26 — Michael Pollan - Psychedelics and How to Change Your Mind | Bioneers. Michael Pollan - Psychedelics and How to Change Your Mind — Michael Pollan, whose book reopened the conversation.
253. 2018-12-18 — How Does MDMA (Ecstasy) Work?. ? (2018).
254. 2019-01-01 — The Nature of Ayahuasca (2019) Documentary. (2019).
255. 2019-01-01 — MK-Ultra: The Cold War Experiments Hidden by the CIA (BBC Reel). ) (2019).
256. 2019-04-15 — The Future of Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy | Rick Doblin | TED. The Future of Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy — Rick Doblin, founder of MAPS.
257. 2019-05-09 — Prof. David Nutt - Psychedelics and the Neuroscientific Enlightenment. The British psychopharmacologist famously sacked as a government adviser for saying LSD was safer than alcohol.
258. 2019 — The Grateful Dead (1969). ). The subject dates from 1969; this photograph was taken in 2019.
259. 2019-09-01 — Poisoner in Chief: Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA's Search for Mind Control. (2019).
260. 2019-09-03 — Mike Jay - Mescaline: A Global History and Q&A | Breaking Convention. Mike Jay - Mescaline: A Global History and Q&A — Mescaline — the peyote psychedelic, the first ever isolated, in 1897.
261. 2019-10-10 — Cancer Patient Overcomes Anxiety About Death with Psychedelics | 60 Minutes. Cancer Patient Overcomes Anxiety About Death with Psychedelics (2019).
262. 2019-10-13 — Psychedelics Help a Cancer Patient Face Death | 60 Minutes. Psychedelics Help a Cancer Patient Face Death — The landmark trials giving psilocybin to patients facing terminal cancer — and easing their fear of death.
263. 2019-10-30 — Researching Psychedelics and DMT with Rick Strassman. The psychiatrist whose 1990s DMT studies — "the spirit molecule" — were the first US human psychedelic trials in a generation.
264. 2019-11-01 — Tom O'Neill on the CIA's MKUltra Mind-Control Program (C-SPAN). ) (2019).
265. 2019-11-02 — Giorgio Samorini - The Archaeology of Psychoactive Plants. (2019).
266. 2020-02-17 — Psilocybin: Biosynthesis, Mechanism of Action & Metabolism. (2020).
267. 2020-04-11 — 2-Minute Neuroscience: LSD. (2020).
268. 2020-05-13 — Rick Doblin: Transformational Psychedelics. Rick Doblin, founder of MAPS.
269. 2020-06-01 — Psilocybin therapy (2020). ).
270. 2020-09-15 — Chavin de Huantar and the Religious Revolution | Ancient Americas. Chavin de Huantar and the Religious Revolution (2020).
271. 2020-09-23 — History of MDMA | Rick Doblin | The Long Now Foundation. History of MDMA (2020).
272. 2020-10-22 — Oregon Measure 109 Explained | Oregon Public Broadcasting. Oregon Measure 109 Explained (2020).
273. 2020-11-04 — Oregon Voters Approve Measure 109, Psilocybin for Therapy. (2020).
274. 2021-06-06 — MDMA-Assisted Therapy for PTSD | Stanford Psychedelic Science. MDMA-Assisted Therapy for PTSD (2021).
275. 2021 — Psilocybe mushrooms (1950). The "flesh of the gods" of Mesoamerica — psilocybin fungi used ritually long before the West named them. The subject dates from 1950; this photograph was taken in 2021.
276. 2021 — Ken Kesey (1965). Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters (1965). The subject dates from 1965; this photograph was taken in 2021.
277. 2021-07-30 — How Ketamine Treats Depression - Yale Medicine Explains. (2021).
278. 2021-09-28 — 2-Minute Neuroscience: MDMA. MDMA, better known as ecstasy, molly, or one of a number of other street names, is a stimulant drug with unique prosocial effects. In this video, I discuss the current understanding of how MDMA acts on the brain to produce its effects.
279. 2021-10-04 — The Native American Church and the Sacrament of Peyote | Harvard Divinity School. The Native American Church and the Sacrament of Peyote (2021).
280. 2021-11-21 — The Archaeology of Ecstasy: Psychedelics in the Ancient Mediterranean | Harvard Divinity School. The Archaeology of Ecstasy: Psychedelics in the Ancient Mediterranean (2021).
281. 2021-12-09 — Peyote: The Divine Messenger - Hamilton's Pharmacopeia. (2021).
282. 2021-12-31 — Can Ayahuasca Treat Depression? - Dr Palhano-Fontes | Drug Science. Can Ayahuasca Treat Depression? - Dr Palhano-Fontes (2021).
283. 2022-06-16 — How to Change Your Mind | Official Trailer | Netflix. How to Change Your Mind (2022).
284. 2022-07-03 — Mystical Initiation in Ancient Greece: The Eleusinian Mysteries | Let's Talk Religion. Mystical Initiation in Ancient Greece: The Eleusinian Mysteries (2022).
285. 2022-07-14 — The Eleusinian Mysteries Explained (Ancient Greek Mystery School). ) — The secret Greek rite at Eleusis, whose initiates drank the possibly-psychoactive kykeon.
286. 2022-10-21 — How Psychedelics Change the Brain | NOVA PBS. How Psychedelics Change the Brain (2022).
287. 2022-10-22 — Psychedelics as Medicine: The History of Peyote | NOVA PBS. Psychedelics as Medicine: The History of Peyote (2022).
288. 2022-11-22 — MDMA-Assisted Therapy for PTSD: Phase 3, Europe, and Beyond. (2022).
289. 2023-05-14 — Psilocybin Synthesis in 4 Steps & How Magic Mushrooms Rewire the Brain. (2023).
290. 2023 — San Pedro cactus (1900). The Andean cactus whose ceremonial use reaches back to the Chavín culture, over two thousand years ago (1900). The subject dates from 1900; this photograph was taken in 2023.
291. 2023-08-02 — Amanda Feilding - LSD Revealed | Beckley Foundation. Amanda Feilding - LSD Revealed (2023).
292. 2023-08-04 — The Science of MDMA Therapy | With MAPS Founder Rick Doblin. The Science of MDMA Therapy — Founder of MAPS, who spent decades shepherding MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD toward FDA approval.
293. 2023-11-21 — Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Rounds | Psilocybin Research for Suffering. Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Rounds (2023).
294. 2023-12-05 — Investigational MDMA-Assisted Therapy for PTSD: Phase 3 Data. (2023).
295. 2023-12-07 — How Psychedelics Are Helping Families and Veterans Heal | CBS Mornings. How Psychedelics Are Helping Families and Veterans Heal (2023).
296. 2024-01-19 — Erika Dyck: Psychedelic Prophets - The Letters of Aldous Huxley and Humphry Osmond. (2024).
297. 2024-01-31 — Psychedelics and Empathy | Rob Malenka | Wu Tsai Neurosciences. Why are psychiatrists taking a fresh look at MDMA? Recently, there's been growing excitement in the scientific community about revisiting the potential medical benefits of psychedelic drugs that have been off limits for decades. Scientists are discovering or rediscovering applications of psilocybin, LSD, MDMA, and other compounds for treating people with depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
298. 2024-02-21 — The Queen of Psychedelics - Amanda Feilding | Beckley Foundation. The Queen of Psychedelics - Amanda Feilding (2024).
299. 2024 — Ram Dass (1971). Ram Dass (Richard Alpert), the Harvard-professor-turned-guru (1971). The subject dates from 1971; this photograph was taken in 2024.
300. 2024 — Ram Dass (1971). Ram Dass (Richard Alpert), the Harvard-professor-turned-guru (1971). The subject dates from 1971; this photograph was taken in 2024.
301. 2024 — Ayahuasca (the vine) (1900). The Amazonian brew — Banisteriopsis caapi and a DMT-bearing leaf — used for healing and divination for centuries. The subject dates from 1900; this photograph was taken in 2024.
302. 2024 — The rave/ecstasy era (1992). The late-1980s Second Summer of Love, when MDMA and acid house filled warehouses across Britain (1992). The subject dates from 1992; this photograph was taken in 2024.
303. 2024 — Ram Dass (1971). Ram Dass (Richard Alpert), the Harvard-professor-turned-guru (1971). The subject dates from 1971; this photograph was taken in 2024.
304. 2024-09-09 — Mescaline: History, Isolation, Synthesis, Pharmacology. (2024).
305. 2024-11-19 — A Woman's Journey: Clinical Treatment with Psilocybin | Johns Hopkins. A Woman's Journey: Clinical Treatment with Psilocybin (2024).
306. 2025-01-31 — 2-Minute Neuroscience: Default Mode Network. (2025).
307. 2025-02-03 — U.S. Veterans with PTSD Take a Psychedelic Journey in Mexico | 60 Minutes. U.S. Veterans with PTSD Take a Psychedelic Journey in Mexico (2025).
308. 2025-02-23 — Huachuma - The San Pedro Cactus and Its History. (2025).
309. 2025-03-08 — Psychedelics and Other Unconventional Therapies | 60 Minutes. Psychedelics and Other Unconventional Therapies (2025).
310. 2025-03-12 — Inside an Ayahuasca Ceremony in the Amazon | She Is a Shaman | Aeon. Inside an Ayahuasca Ceremony in the Amazon (2025).
311. 2025-04-21 — Dr Bill Richards: Psychedelics and Sacred Knowledge. (2025).
312. 2025-05-26 — The Secret History of Mescaline | Bureau of Lost Culture. The Secret History of Mescaline (2025).
313. 2025-08-31 — The Flesh of the Gods: Ancient Psychedelic Rituals. (2025).
314. 2025-09-01 — House Oversight Panel Probes the CIA's MKUltra Program (PBS NewsHour). ) (2025).
315. 2025-09-01 — Full MKUltra Hearing: CIA's MKUltra Program Probed by Lawmakers. (2025).
316. 2025-10-07 — Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Grand Rounds | Psilocybin Research. Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Grand Rounds — The university lab whose trials for depression, addiction and end-of-life anxiety anchor the modern renaissance.
317. 2025-11-13 — How Scientists Believe Psilocybin Rewires the Brain. (2025).
318. 2025-12-17 — Is Ketamine Revolutionizing the Treatment of Depression? | TVO Today. Is Ketamine Revolutionizing the Treatment of Depression? (2025).

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