"Protect Nature" - Black Tee

Psychedelics traditionally came from nature, and like nature come in many varieties from the tryptamines of mushrooms (psilocin, psilocybin), toads (bufotenine, 5-MEO-DMT), and plants (DMT) to the phenethylamines in cacti (mescaline) and beyond to the structures found in ergot, iboga and more.   Indigenous communities have for time in memorial cared for and lived among the ecosystems these lifeforms come from. Now these lifeforms and these people are facing threats from overharvesting, global warming, logging and more. The use of these natural psychedelics is increasing exponentially, and so may the damages.   However, there is another path. Chemists from Albert Hoffman to Alexander Shulgin have created analogs which provide a path forward that can protect nature and respect the sacred nature of these lifeforms to indigenous peoples. Hoffman created LSD, which is a synthetic alternative made from ergot precursors. Chemists and nature have a long relationship.   4-HO-MET to 4-HO-DMT (ps