1957 CE
The first widely distributed article about psychoactive mushrooms is published

Gordon Wasson and Roger Heim publish the first widely distributed article about psychoactive mushrooms and the Mazatec Velada in the May 13, 1957 issue of Life Magazine. The article is titled "Seeking the magic mushroom: A New York banker goes to Mexico's mountains to participate and the age-old rituals of Indians who chew strange growths that produce visions".

Source: Psilocybe Mushroom History (2011). Erowid.org.

Drugs: Psilocybin (mushrooms)
Regions: Mexico, USA (United States of America)