Here’s some information on San Pedro and the Huachuma Collective, a non-profit alliance working to protect and conserve the plant while also supporting local communities.
Read moreGuide to Mescaline
This guide from Psychedelic Support explores the history of mescaline, how it works, its cultural context, and its uses.
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An interesting and questionable article on mescaline.
The article devotes a couple paragraphs on the tendency to vomit after drinking the Bolivian torch or San Pedro cactus. The author fails to comment that in Peru, the San Pedro cactus is used in ceremony, only under the guidance of a shaman and for spiritual purposes. It is not at all common to vomit, though it is true it does not taste good.
The reckless use of these sacred plants, that indigenous cultures have used historically, continues to be problematic.
Book Review: This is Your Mind on Plants, by Michael Pollan
Michael Pollan plunges into mescaline, opium, and caffeine in his new book.
Read moreBook Review: Mescaline: A Global History of the First Psychedelic
Check out this book review of author Mike’s Jay’s history of mescaline.
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