Mescaline is a powerful psychedelic drug that is found naturally in a few varieties of cacti that grow in North, South, and South America. It has a long history of both religious and recreational use in America and ranks as one of the psychedelic festivals. The three main types of cacti containing mescaline will be discussed in this article.
For those who do not know much about mescaline, I will begin with a brief introduction about its use and effects. The mescaline experience begins about half an hour after ingestion, with a feeling of intoxication with many cases of nausea and vomiting. Adverse physical effects usually dissipate within the first hour. Later, the psychedelic effects of mescaline begin to manifest themselves at increasing levels. These effects include euphoria, auditory and visual hallucinations, altered levels of consciousness, increased self-awareness, and increased stimulus intensity. Visuals of the eyes being closed and open are common with sufficient doses of mescaline. Like LSD and psilocybin, the mescaline experience can last for a significant period of time, between six and twelve hours.
The three most common types of cactus that contain mescaline are peyote, San Pedro and Peruvian Torch cactus. Peyote is the only one of these three types of cactus that has been granted illegal schedule 1 status by the Drug Agency. San Pedro and Peruvian Torch cacti are not legal to use for normal horticultural purposes, but one can be accused of attempting to consume Plants for psychotropic purposes or mescaline to be contained in them to be extracted.
Peyote is a small, thorn-like cactus that grows close to the ground and is native to arid regions from Central Mexico to North Texas. It has a long history of use with the American Southwest Nation, which has earned it exempt status. I gave the DEA card so that only members of the Native American Church can use it for ceremonies. Mescaline was first extracted from the peyote cactus in the late 19th century, and this mescaline was the first isolated hallucinogenic compound. man. Peyote cactus contains more consistent and reliable amounts of mescaline than San Pedro or Peruvian Torch cacti, which is potentially one of the reasons for its illegality. Recently, peyote has become a threatened species cactus due to the increased knowledge of mescaline and mesca-nic. Cactus up to two decades up to three inches in diameter, so generations to establish longevity.
The San Pedro cactus does not resemble peyote at all in that it is blue-green. It grows much faster than peyote, a branching cactus, reaching heights of ten to fifteen feet. Although the San Pedro cactus can potentially produce large amounts of mescaline due to its availability and size, the actual mescaline content varies greatly from cactus to cactus. Therefore, unless the user is very sure of the potency of Saint Peter, whether he extracts the crystalline form of mescaline from the cactus, it is necessary to try and dose it blindly. The possible dose of mescaline and the variability of the potency of St. Peter’s cactus pose a potential risk to the curious mescaline novice. In terms of effects, users have described San Pedro cactus as more pleasant than peyote due to a decreased likelihood of nausea. Furthermore, San Pedro is described as producing more of a physical experience than a mental trip, somewhat similar to psilocybin.
The Peruvian torch cactus is a cactus native to South America in the Andes Mountains. Like the San Pedro cactus, the Peruvian Flames cactus can reach great heights of up to twenty feet. But it lacks branches and bears a single blue-green color. Also, like the San Pedro cactus, it contains varying degrees of mescaline. Some varieties of Peruvian wood cactus may contain potent amounts of mescaline, while others may contain little, if any. Like San Pedro, this cactus is legal to have as a horticultural plant, but not for use or to extract its mescaline.
Mescaline is another example of the diversity of substances that plants can provide to humans. The curious cactus once again shows that there is more to it than meets the eye of the casual observer.
