Re: MAPS: historical use of strychnine in acid

[Arjun Mendiratta <arjun@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The "myth" about strychnine in acid is actually based in fact. Albert
Hofmann reports in his book (LSD: My Problem Child) of a powdered material
sent to him by the police that was supposedly being sold as LSD. When
analyzed, this sample was found to contain no LSD and only strychnine. 

This may have been only an isolated incident (this was in 1970), and the
remark about blotter acid being relatively immune to contamination still
holds.

Finally, strychnine is a poison. It does not enhance the acid experience,
It kills you.

-Arjun

On Thu, 29 Apr 1999, trinity wrote:

> oh dear maps people.  i know that strychnine is not used in
> lsd. *i* know it does not help lsd's effectiveness at all
> and that it has no effect in "cutting" the batch of lsd.  at
> least that is what i have learned thus far in my travels.
> however, when talking to people and trying to help debunk
> the myths, they just don't want to let go of those urban
> legends.  the argument that strychnine is not on blotter
> paper because not enough would FIT on blotter paper is
> wonderous. it's easy to understand for even the most
> confused drug user.  BUT i have a staunch debater who
> insists that back in the 60s, when it came in pills and the
> above argument doesn't work, that there was strychnine in
> there. he says he had a friend who was a chemist who made it
> and that there was some reason that the it was BETTER (or
> helped it or something)  for the strychnine to be in there.
> ??? help! was there strychnine in there? for what reason?
> if not, what could the situation have been for him to
> believe that it was in there?  to top it all off, this guy
> is my professor.  so i need a *good* solid answer that i can
> back up. you guys were the only ones i could think of
> asking.  reply privately, if you wish.
> 
> love,
> shiva
> email: shiva.kali@xxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> 
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