Psychedelic Chemistry [Paperback]

Michael Valentine Smith (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Loompanics Unlimited (June 1981)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0915179105
• ISBN-13: 978-0915179107
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #805,166 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Inaccurate information written by unqualified author, caveat emptor., June 14, 2008

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L. H. Lainez "WinRAR" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Psychedelic Chemistry (Paperback)

I've read other material by Michael Valentine Smith (free PDF articles that he's published online) and the information he presents is a mixed bag. Some information is accurate but there also seems to be an equal amount of erroneous data (for the novice psychedelic researcher this will prove frustrating!) Complicating matters further is the lack of evidential references to support his claims. An excellent scientific article written on the topic of psychedelics (with plenty of references but no how-to's to make the drugs) is "Hallucinogens" by David E. Nichols ([...])
If you want to know how to synthesize stuff buy or download (you can find torrents for this) PiHKAL and TiHKAL or check [...]. Best of luck on all future endeavors to all psychonauts around the world :)

12 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A largely irrelevant, outdated "underground" publication..., March 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Psychedelic Chemistry (Paperback)

One of the first and most famous of the "underground" publications dealing with clandestine synthesis of LSD, et al. Largely journal entries that have been copied over verbatim from journal articles. Legal information is extremely outdated and many "recipes" contain dangerous typos a la the Anarchist's Cookbook that will most likely lead to failure of synthesis or death of the chemist if actually attempted.

5 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars These other reviews are by government shills, December 23, 2007

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Robert T Barker (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Psychedelic Chemistry (Paperback)

There's nothing dangerous or even misrepresented in this text.
These other reviews must be by some folks who don't want you to know the content of this book. DEA agents no doubt. This book was helpful and clear.