Ketamine has been around since the 1960s where it was used exclusively as a surgical anesthetic. Over the past three decades, there’s been a growing interest in ketamine as a recreational hallucinogenic and dissociative drug. Even more recently, ketamine has been shown to offer a unique mechanism for treating depression — unlike anything we’ve ever seen before. […]
Golden Teachers are among the most ubiquitous of the so-called magic mushroom “strains.” They’ve been the most popular option among new and experienced growers alike for decades and remain a top choice to this day. These shrooms are known for their “gentle” nature and are often considered the baseline for comparing the potency of various […]
One of two things will come up when you search for information on “Blue Meanies”: either a strain of Psilocybe cubensis, which is what we’ll be discussing today, or a completely different species named Panaeolus cyanescens. Blue Meanies (the Psilocybe version) is characterized by a deep blue “stain” that appears just about anywhere you happen to touch […]
Penis Envy is just one of several hundred strains within the greater Psilocybe cubensis species. And P. cubensis is just one of nearly 200 species of psychoactive fungi. The most notable characteristic of the Penis Envy mushroom is its exceptional potency. Samples of this mushroom have shown combined psilocybin and psilocin concentrations as high as 2.90% (3–6 times more potent than the average Psilocybe cubensis). […]
It’s difficult to imagine a psychedelic more potent than DMT (dimethyltryptamine) — particularly 5-MeO-DMT (5-methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine or O-methyl-bufotenin). This compound is a tryptamine-based psychedelic, which means it mimics neurotransmitters like serotonin to exert most of its psychedelic effects. 5-MeO-DMT is naturally-occurring — most predominantly found in a species of toad called Bufo alvarius (AKA the Colorado River Toad or the […]