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Given your available space, I would install an empty hive box, with frames. Optionally you could add a lure, e.g. a few drops of lemongrass essential oil. If you know a beekeeper, call them. If not, look one up -- most are more than happy to come collect a free swarm. If it's a bee colony that has split and is looking for a new home -- the bees aren't likely to be hostile. That said, be respectful of this wild super-organism.

I thought psilocybin was water-soluble. But if it's possible to infuse water with (fat-soluble) THC, then I don't see why not.

My, that was quick. A big thanks to all the generous folks who offered to grab "only" 2 of these.

Shadecloth 40%, draped from taller columnar cactus. Would probably do the trick.

I heard there are some potentially nasty diseases (toxoplasmosis?) lurking in feline wastes. Maybe the litter could be sterilised with ultraviolet light, e.g. sunlight? Unused litter might be safe - but even so, I'd want to know the industrial source of the paper, chemicals used in the recycling process, and so on, before consuming anything grown in it. Especially sacred plant medicines.

Looks like T. peruvianus, but could be a lookalike ...

https://sites.evergreen.edu/plantchemeco/mugwort/ "Mugwort’s strong camphorlike oils, when inhaled, open up chambers of ancient memory within the brain ..." Never tried it myself. Headaches etc. could be an allergic reaction: https://www.verywellhealth.com/mugwort-benefits-side-effects-dosage-and-interactions-4767226

I'd take these results with a grain of salt. There seems to have been little to no consistency among growing or harvesting conditions. The TJG specimen (for example) was a light-deprived de-graft grown in cultivation: http://www.cactusconservation.org/CCI/botany/Ogunbodede/02.html. Fair enough, but only if all the other samples were similarly constrained. (Presumably, for the purpose of this study, samples were shipped from various parts of the globe, to compete against endemic varieties grown in situ). It seems to me the main limitation of the study is the authors' hypothesis that mescaline alone should suffice to explain patterns of shamanic use. T. scopulicola may well have twice the mescaline content of TBM -- but that does not mean that its psychedelic effects are twice as potent, or that it is twice as likely to be prescribed by a shaman.

In Victoria, meanwhile, the state parliament is currently accepting public submissions -- beyond an official cutoff date of 31 August 2020 -- to its Inquiry into Cannabis Use: https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/974-lsic-lc/inquiry-into-the-use-of-cannabis-in-victoria By default, submissions are not confidential.

If you search "legendary matucana" on eBay, you will currently find an international seller offering something similar, if not identical: "Thought to be the same as the legendary Ogun clone" -- but the listing doesn't state the method of pollination. Could have been crossed with another Matucana variety.

Just thinking, "healthy subjects" -- WTF? Another DSM box-ticking exercise for psychedelics research? MDMA + LSD might not be that great, depending on one's circumstances. More research wouldn't go astray. I'm suddenly fearing the worst, now that ABC TV The Drum (tonight) is featuring a panel discussion on magic mushrooms, LSD and other psychedelics for therapeutic use... Yikes! being my initial reaction.

Interesting. Both set and setting will be controlled, presumably over multiple sessions, to determine the effects of MDMA co-administered with LSD. But: individual brain chemistries differ too (MDMA doesn't do much for me, that I've ever noticed; but then neither does psilocybin have much of an effect). I think "set" is perhaps the most important variable when it comes to negative LSD experiences -- probably not reducible to the 5HT2A receptor. It seems that the current paradigm (research funding, etc.) is governed by the theorem that consciousness is primarily (and perhaps exclusively) a byproduct of neurochemistry. To me this seems a bit reductive, especially in light of psychedelic experience. But these researchers may well be on to something. It would be certainly good to document scientifically any risks associated with combining MDMA with LSD.

The definition of PTSD may be expanded, eventually, to include traumas that occur during early childhood -- the root of so-called "borderline personality disorder" e.g.. It's sad that sufferers "self-medicate" (fall into patterns of substance abuse), all because of the way in which our dualistic western civilisation segregates permissible from illicit substances. In the age of Big Pharma/DSM, the situation has become intolerably worse (not to mention ironic), with routinely prescribed, ineffectual cures pharmacologically blocking routes to genuine (psychedelic) self-healing. Mescaline is such a gentle healer, it seems counter-intuitive to micro-dose. With much stronger psychedelics, such as LSD, I can see the appeal of fractional doses.

Interesting (to me) in this podcast was the mention of MDMA's potential for psychoanalytic therapy. I'd be astonished if micro-dosing mescaline would induce nausea -- or if there were any published data on its use in this context. I think by definition the microdose precludes any noticeable effects (or side effects). 5ht2b apparently unmentioned (?) in Paul Austin's book on microdosing LSD: https://book4you.org/book/5222947/1098b9 Further critique of Strassman's hypothesis: https://www.samwoolfe.com/2017/09/is-dmt-really-produced-in-pineal-gland.html

I’m a shaman not a gardener-- Doesn’t mean we can’t be partners in these crimes against insanity, Preserving ancient worlds

"Obtusifolia" = obtuse + foliage = blunt-leaved. To my (inexpert) eyes, the tips of these phyllodes look rather sharp. And long -- A. longifolia? Keep an eye out for flowers and seed pods, for a positive ID.

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Joining that FB group is not very straightforward. I reactivated my FB account just to join, but so far no response from moderators. How long does it usually take to be (ahem) approved?

One eBay seller has a small CSD graft, another lists a small CSD cutting, $485 (and counting) for this little chunk:

Current listing > $100 per column inch on eBay. Must be the catchy name.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wattle_Day

Wormwood, mugwort same family but different plants (both are sacred to Artemis, hence their botanical family name). The "-wort" suffix designates a herb's traditional utility (either as food or medicine) -- so "common mugwort" (Artemesia vulgaris) is worth growing too. Many plants considered weeds -- stinging nettle, common mallow --- are actually healing herbs. A textbook like Herbs & Natural Supplements (Lesley Braun) includes monographs on various herbs and supplements, presenting scientific evidence of efficacy in treating various ailments. It's available (recent edition in 2 volumes) via book4you.org. Consult the index to browse your symptoms, you'll have a list of herbal candidates in no time. 200+ Artemesia absinthium (wormwood) seeds are currently available on eBay, $2.99 incl. postage.

Please don't go. Best post of this thread, so far.