2000s–2020sPrimary source · 2 sourcesWell documented
The Psychedelic Renaissance
On the timeline · around 2000s–2020s ·
What happened
Decades after psychedelics were banned, rigorous research revived. Johns Hopkins launched FDA-approved psilocybin studies from 2000, showing striking results for depression and addiction; the FDA granted psilocybin 'breakthrough therapy' status, and in 2020 Oregon voted to legalize supervised psilocybin use.
Why it matters
Substances once dismissed as dangerous are being re-examined as medicine — the latest turn in humanity's endless renegotiation with the drugs that alter the mind.