Black Rainbow

Some relevant discussion around mitragynine and other opioid receptor agonists here

The Nature of Drugs: History, Pharmacology, and Social Impact, Volume I By Alexander Shulgin and Ann Shulgin Publication Date: 2021 ISBN: 978-0-9995472-1-2 The Nature of Drugs: History, Pharmacology, and Social Impact, Volume I was transcribed from the original lectures recorded on cassette tapes by Ann Shulgin at SFSU in 1987. This class was taught as an introductory course on drugs and biochemistry, and this transcription is a unique document being both a historical record of Sasha’s teaching style and the culmination in many ways of his philosophy on drugs, psychopharmacology, states of consciousness, and societal and individual freedoms pertaining to their use, both medicinal and exploratory. The Nature of Drugs is the story of humanity’s relationship with psychoactive substances from the perspective of a master psychopharmacologist and will enthrall anyone intrigued by this subject. The full course of The Nature of Drugs will be published in either two or three volumes. Volume I presents Shulgin’s view on the origin of drugs, the history of U.S. drug law enforcement, human anatomy, the nervous system, the range of drug administrations, varieties of drug actions, memory and states of consciousness, and research methods. The discussions in Volume I lay the groundwork for Sasha’s philosophy on psychopharmacology and society, what defines a drug, the nature of a person’s relationship with a given compound, and for extensive examinations of dozens of compounds in Volume II. Order here

Whoops, sorry about that. Link should be working now.

City Lights Booksellers & Publishers join Synergetic Press and Transform Press for a FREE two day virtual symposium on June 26 and 27 celebrating the pioneering legacy of Sasha and Ann Shulgin for the first Shulgin book since 2011. Pretty impressive line up with panelists/moderators including Nichols, Hamilton, Fire & Earth, KT, Ann, McKenna, Rick, Daley, etc. etc. Two of the events are at 5am AEST but the rest are at 8/11pm. Register here

I do not recommend bitchute as an accurate source of information.

Hey Caster, it certainly was recorded! The content will be publicly available online in three weeks. Donors have access until then. If you're keen for early access and are interested in donating, I suggest emailing [email protected]. If you're happy to wait I'm sure there will be a link posted here on SAB as soon it is available

So impressed by the line up for this one, an Aussie psilocybin mushroom dream team!

Never had much luck in western Sydney, go up the mountain

I'll be there!

Looks like EFF is on, so I don't think I'll make it

If you wanted to see the San Pedro video, it is now public

Depends a bit if EFF is going ahead. I suspect it won't, so pencil me in

I’m hoping to describe L. williamsii, L. diffusa, L. fricii, L. koehresii and L. alberto-vojtechii using about three sentences for each. I’d like for these descriptions to focus on traits that can be used to distinguish each species from one another, with minimal technical language to increase accessibility for a mainstream audience. I have tried comparing the original published descriptions of each these species but 1) they are too long and detailed for the resource I’m producing and 2) different terms are used for similar traits in different species by the authors - because of language choices it is not always clear if a trait is similar or different between species. Any suggestions for description text or further resources would be greatly appreciated

The most useful resources I've been able to find are; https://www.magicactus.com/description.html?fbclid=IwAR0AtmxZUaATMV6rakuosLgZe4NAv74E8njDf4wNUKiWoUyHBGZr2rnh8FU https://cactusconservation.org/CCI/library/2009_Snicer_TheLittlestLophophora.pdf I've given up on trying to use flower descriptions to distinguish species for the moment, although I'm happy to hear more opinions on this. My current simple descriptive overview is; Lophophora sp. can be found in northern Mexico and southern USA. Šnicer et al. (2009) recognise these plants in two different categories – section Lophophora and section Diffusae. L. williamsii is the only species within the Lophophora section, although two different forms within this section are commonly identified – northern and southern. Within section Diffusae there are four species – L. diffusa, L. fricii, L. koehresii and L. alberto-vojtechii. These species are all somewhat similar in shape, with a flat to convex crown, cone shaped root and a tendency to grow in clumps. A key difference between plants in the Lophophora and Diffusae sections is that plants in the former group contain approximately 10-20 times the concentration of mescaline of plants in the latter group. Further, L. williamsii are autogamous, while plants in the Diffusae section are heterogamous. Diffusae Lophophora sp. (except for L. alberto vojtechii) tend to have a greater number of ribs (up to 21) than L. williamsii (up to 13). Diffusae ribs also tend to be undulating, while L. williamsii ribs are typically straight. L. williamsii skin is often thicker, tougher and darker than the skin of plants in the Diffusae section.

L. alberto-vojtechii

L. diffusa

L. fricii

L. koehresii

I have compiled images of flowers for each species from KT's sacredcacti.com website. I will make a post with these images for each species. Keen to hear opinions on which images best demonstrate the flowers typical for each species. First up, L. williamsii