Category: research chems
Video of Sasha Shulgin giving a talk about psychedelics in 1987 recorded by Sound Photosynthesis. 1 hour talk and 1 hour of questions: the talk is fun, especially taking into account the year it was given, but questions were rather mediocre in my opinion.
parts 2 – 7 can be found here.
Fascinating interview conducted by Hamilton Morris of Vice Magazine of a clandestine synthetic chemist specializing in arylcyclohexylamines (ketamine analogues).
With the 3-methoxys there is such incredible laughter and boundless sexual energy. [...] I laughed until I had tears rolling down to my thighs! The arylcyclohexylamines have a tremendous therapeutic potential, but they have a great abuse potential as well.
One methoxetamine user reported a dissociative-identity-disorder-esque psychotic episode. He impulsively fondled a stranger’s breasts, as if controlled by an external force. A nearly identical breast-fondling automatism was reported by John Lilly under the influence of ketamine. Perhaps the suppression of a breast-honking impulse is mediated by the NMDA receptor.
There’s a scientific study for you! We still have much to learn about the human brain.
Read the rest at Vice Magazine: INTERVIEW WITH A KETAMINE CHEMIST – Or to Be More Precise, an Arylcyclohexylamine Chemist – Vice Magazine
Mind Hacks covers the pharmacology of synthetic cannabinoids such as the recently popular product from the UK called Spice.
“He who controls the Spice, controls the universe!!”
1/2 hour talk by Sasha Shulgin on the exponential increase in numbers of psychedelic drugs.
Part 1.
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Vice Magazine TV launched a new drug journalism series called Hamilton’s Pharmacopeia. The first insallment is about a trek into the amazon to locate and experiemnt with the Sapo frog, a frog whose secretions are used to improve hunting skills (not 5-meo or bufotenine).
It’s broken up into three 20 minute episodes and hosted by a weird and funny psychonaut named Hamilton.
LINK: The Sapo Diaries. (parts 2 & 3 linked at bottom of page)
A trailer is up for the documentary about the work of Alexander Shulgin.
Link>>> Dirty Pictures
More at http://www.shulginthefilm.com/
Jordan from Austin pointed out this awesome birthday present for Sasha Shulgin. In 2006 John Hanna got members of the psychedelic community to contibute chemistry jokes, quotes, cartoons, puns, inuendoes, aphorisms and other assorted quips and stories of bad taste to a booklet called Limericks and Dirty Pictures.
Some background notes are here.
Some of the contibutors include Alex & Allyson Grey, Charles Hayes, Clark Heinrich, Dave Nichols, Dennis McKenna, Jon Hanna, Lorenzo Hagerty, Mark Hoffman, Mike Crowley, Sister Sara Tonin, Robert Forte, Sylvia T. & Tom Riedlinger.
Isomer Design is a site that hosts interactive versions and updates of Sasha Shulgin’s books. It includes a brilliant tool for designing molecules based on various significant structures such as tryptamine and phenethylamine.
The site also sells a wicked detailed poster called Controlled Drugs and Substances Act: Schedules and Structures.
