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 ...

Albert Hofmann, the Swiss chemist who invented LSD, the first synthesized psychedelic drug, died at home yesterday in Basel, Switzerland. He was 102. He was nearly as famous for having taken the world ...

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 ...

GENEVA — 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. Hofmann ...

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 ...

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 - LSD is an unlikely subject for a 100th birthday party. Yet the Swiss chemist who discovered the mind-altering drug and was its first human guinea pig is celebrating his centenary today — in ...