Can one fault a documentary about acid for not being properly balanced? Either way, Swiss scribe-helmer Martin Witz’s “The Substance — Albert Hofmann’s LSD” presents a lopsided and somewhat sedate ...

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Susan Brown’s “Researchers Explore New Visions for Hallucinogens” (The Chronicle, December 8) was an excellent and well-presented exposition of the serious and long-overdue resurgence of research in ...

Psychedelic enthusiasts around the world celebrated Bicycle Day on Tuesday, the anniversary of Swiss chemist Albert Hoffmann's discovery of the psychedelic effects of LSD. The "holiday" gets its name ...

April 19th aka Bicycle Day, the day we honor chemist Albert Hofmann and his discovery of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), may soon overtake cannabis holiday 4/20 as the most important celebration of ...

This detailed account of the career and influence of the Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann captures the character but not the brilliance of its subject. Born in 1906, Hofmann's life spans over a period of ...

GENEVA (AP) -- Albert Hofmann, the father of the mind-altering drug LSD whose medical discovery inspired -- and arguably corrupted -- millions in the 1960s hippie generation, has died. He was 102.

GENEVA -- Albert Hofmann, the father of the mind-altering drug LSD, has died. He was 102. Mr. Hofmann died Tuesday at his home in Burg im Leimental, said Doris Stuker, a municipal clerk in the village ...