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Stuff You Should Know

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The Dangers of Ergot Alkaloids

If you're a legitimate LSD chemist you are starting with ergot like Hoffman did that's right just like in the old days in the 1930s. The government actually put a toxic coating on these seeds yeah to discourage people from using them to create LSD or even eating them which some people do right so it's very difficult very dangerous if you're not getting that pictureYeah hopefully no one's like setting up in their kitchen and like following along it's sweet sweet well I mean you would get nowhere very quickly we're not giving out detailed information.

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