mescaline

noun

mes·ca·line ˈme-skə-lən

ˈme-skə-ˌlēn

: a hallucinatory crystalline alkaloid C₁₁H₁₇NO₃ that is the chief psychoactive principle in peyote buttons

Natural psychedelics such as mescaline or psilocybin are found in plants considered sacred since ancient times.—

Luis Alberto Henríquez-Hernández et al.

Examples of mescaline in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Both young and middle-aged adult groups used hallucinogens such as LSD, MDMA, mescaline, peyote, shrooms or psilocybin, and PCP at a significantly higher rate compared to ten years ago. —

USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2023 Peyote Peyote is a cactus with mescaline as its active ingredient and a naturally occurring hallucinogen. —

Kelly Santana Banks, Discover Magazine, 3 Mar. 2023 Classic psychedelics like mescaline, LSD, psilocybin and DMT have been classified as Schedule 1 substances by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) since 1970, and MDMA, the synthetic psychedelic also known as ecstasy or molly, was added to the list in 1987. —

Theara Coleman, The Week, 27 June 2023 Multiple psychedelics, including psilocybin, ayahuasca, LSD and mescaline, have been shown in studies to increase emotional empathy, at least in part because psychedelics are proven to boost open-minded thinking. —

Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 26 June 2023 Today, Heroic Hearts is part of a coalition of groups and advocates pushing for the regulated legalization of various naturally occurring hallucinogens including ayahuasca, psilocybin and mescaline — as well as other psychoactive drugs with promising therapeutic potential such as ketamine and MDMA. —

Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2023 Lawmakers in 2023 will also revisit the question of whether Massachusetts should follow Oregon and some local municipalities in loosening restrictions on natural psychedelic compounds like psilocybin and mescaline, which are found in various species of mushrooms and cacti, respectively. —

Dan Adams, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Jan. 2023 According to a recent national survey, use of these substances, which include psilocybin, ayahuasca, kambo, and mescaline, increased by 95 percent between 2015 and 2019. —

Sierra Crane Murdoch, Harper's Magazine, 3 May 2023 The food writer studies three psychoactive plants — opium, caffeine and mescaline. —

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