Dimethyltryptamine (DMT)

dimethyltryptamine dmt It’s difficult to imagine a psychedelic more potent than DMT (dimethyltryptamine) — particularly 5-MeO-DMT (5-methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine or O-methyl-bufotenin).

This compound is a tryptamine-based psychedelic, which means it mimics neurotransmitters like serotonin to exert most of its psychedelic effects.

5-MeO-DMT is naturally-occurring — most predominantly found in a species of toad called Bufo alvarius (AKA the Colorado River Toad or the Sonoran Desert Toad). It’s also common in synthetic form, where it can be smoked, vaped, or insufflated (snorted).

This psychedelic is notoriously fast-acting, but the effects are very short-lived.

A quick rip of 5-MeO-DMT can take you into a timeless hyperspace where users often report chatting with machine elves. While the experience can feel like a lifetime, most users return to reality within 45 minutes.

Regardless of how short, a trip on 5-MeO-DMT can seriously shift your perspective.

Wonderful, terrifying, and sometimes healing, 5-MeO’s potency is an enigma that can humble and inspire.

A strain is essentially a distinct cultivar various growers have created through selective breeding. In order to qualify as a strain, the sample must have measurable and repeatable traits or characteristics between generations — such as differences in chemical makeup or growth patterns.

Many experts argue that most “strains” don’t technically qualify as strains at all and are merely marketing terms used to sell spores or grow kits. Some vendors will make up names for stock they’re trying to sell and associate seemingly random growth traits or effect profiles without justification.

A true strain is made by either harvesting a phenotypically unique sample from the wild or through selective breeding. Selective breeding is what’s allowed growers to develop strains with larger caps, enhanced disease resistance, higher potency levels, or albino characteristics.