MDMA, Ecstasy, Molly: Coming soon to a therapist near you
Life Examined
The History of MDMA
MDMA was first synthesized by Merck in the very early 20th century. It wasn't known to be psychoactive back in 1912. Sasha Scholgen, a chemist that created dozens and dozens of novel psychedelic compounds, brought to his attention this older compound MDMA. And so he introduced it to a friend who was a psychedelic therapist in California. That's where it took off amongst hundreds of psychotherapists,. starting in California, but then spreading beyond that. Then only a few years later, it became popular in the nightclub scene in Texas at a particular nightclub initially.
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