Sasha Shulgin

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'Godfather of Ecstasy' Dead at 88
 'Godfather 
 of Ecstasy' 
 Dead at 88 
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Jun 3, 2014 12:44 PM CDT

'Godfather of Ecstasy' Dead at 88

Chemist Sasha Shulgin was a 'psychedelic pioneer'

(Newser) - A chemist named Alexander "Sasha" Shulgin has died at age 88, notes Gawker , and while that might not be a household name, his nickname explains the attention: "godfather of ecstasy." Shulgin didn't invent the drug otherwise known as MDMA, but he "rescued the circa-1912 pharmaceutical...

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