Recent Examples on the WebOn April 19, 1943, the Swiss father of psychedelic medicine Albert Hofmann dropped lysergic acid diethylamide (at 4:20pm, is that a coincidence?) and went on a bike ride, becoming the first human to trip on LSD. Andrew Deangelo, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2022 Hoffman synthesized lysergic acid diethylamide while developing pharmaceuticals for Sandoz Laboratories. Grayson Quay, The Week, 19 Apr. 2022 In 1938, Sandoz Pharmaceuticals chemist Albert Hofmann synthesized lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). Rebecca Coffey, Forbes, 5 Apr. 2021 Psilocybin and lysergic acid diethylamide, better known as LSD, are now being evaluated in Phase 2 clinical trials for the treatment of depression. Shlomi Raz, STAT, 7 Jan. 2020 One of these Hoffman dubbed lysergic acid diethylamide, or LSD-25. Ellen Ruppel Shell, BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2018