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History of Ecstasy & MDMA timeline |
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1912 | MDMA first synthesized by Merck Pharmaceuticals. |
1914 | MDMA patented by Merck Pharmaceuticals. |
1953 | The Army Chemical Center studied MDMA toxicity by giving MDMA to guinea pigs, rats, mice, monkeys, and dogs. |
1965 | Alexander Shulgin synthesizes MDMA but does not yet try it. |
c. 1967 | The first small underground batches of MDMA are synthesized. Relatively few individuals have tried it at this point. |
c. 1968 | Alexander Shulgin begins working with MDMA personally and introducing others to it. |
1976 | The first scholarly article on MDMA is published. |
c. 1977 | MDMA begins to be available on the street as a recreational drug. |
1977 | MDMA, as an analogue of MDA, was listed as a class A drug in the UK in 1977 and placed into Schedule I of the Misuse of Drugs Act, 1971. Equivalent to the FDA's schedule I rating, MDMA is deemed to have no medicinal use and carries the same legal penalties as diacetylmorphine, cocaine and LSD. Possession may result in up to 7 years imprisonment and an unlimited fine, whilst trafficking can result in life imprisonment and an unlimited fine. |
1977 - 1981 | Only eight individuals seek emergency room treatment after the use of MDMA during this four year period according to the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN). |
1981 - 1985 | There are zero people who seek emergency room treatment after the use of MDMA during this four year period, according to the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN). |
May 31, 1985 | MDMA banned federally. |
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