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#605: Hamilton Morris and Dr. Mark Plotkin — Exploring the History of Psychoactive Substances, Synthetic vs. Natural Options, Microdosing, 5-MeO-DMT, The “Drunken Monkey” Hypothesis, Timothy Leary’s Legacy, and More

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The Importance of Strychnos and Strychnine in Medicine

i wonder if you have a personal opinion or insight as to whether these disciplines were essentially the same. How much overlap there was thousands, tens of thousands, or maybe a hundred thousand years ago. There is nothing that is inherently therapeutic or inherently toxic. These are all a function of dose. So there is a dose of strychnine that not dangerous to consume. It's actually used as a performance enhancing drug by athletes. Have you ever tried it? I have not tried it.

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