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- -= . Intro =-
- -= .. Extracting Mescaline from San Pedro =-
- -= ... Groovy Tunes Poll =-
- -= .... Marijuana Brownies =-
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- -= . Intro
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- Hey Now! Welcome to the fourth issue of Euphoria! I was beginning to
- think that the zine wan't going to make it but a few kind souls emailed
- me with some offers. They include a 800# for readers and one for
- writers, an irc channel with a bot (not final yet), and some other neat
- stuff. We still are in need of writers and a ftp site so check out the
- Info section!
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- -= .. Extracting Mescaline from San Pedro
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- -=Introduction=-
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- If you read Euphoria issue #1 you should already know how to grow San
- Pedro, so I am not going to waste time going over it. This method is
- fairly easy and you can make some extra cash by selling the mescaline.
- Have fun and don't get caught!
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- -=Instructions=-
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- Grind a kilo of the dried cactus, place this in a large pressure
- cooker, cover with distilled water, and boil for 30 minutes. Strain
- the liquids and save them. Return the pulp to the pot, add more water
- and boil again for 30 minutes. Strain the liquids and combine them
- with the first strainings. Repeat this process about five times or
- until the pulp no longer has a bitter taste. Discard the pulp and
- reduce the volume of the combined strainings by boiling in an open pot.
- DO NOT USE ALUMINUM WARE. When the liquids have been concentrated to
- the thickness of cream (about one quart), stop the boiling and stir in
- 400 grams of sodium hydroxide (lye). This makes the mescaline more
- soluble in benzene and less in water. If a large separatory funnel is
- available pour the liquids into it and add 1600 ml of Benzene. Shake
- the funnel well for five minutes and let it stand for two hours. If a
- separatory funnel is not available the process can be carried out in
- a one gallon jug with a siphon attached.
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- After standing for 2 hours the water layer will settle to the bottom
- and the benzene layer will float to the top. Between the two layers
- will be a thin emulsion layer of mixed water and benzene. Drain off
- the water and emulsion layers if you are using a separatory funnel or
- siphon off the benzene layer if you are using the makeshift jug-siphon
- apparatus. Be certain that neither the water or emulsion layers get
- into the benzene layer when separating. If any of these layers do get
- into the benzene during separation pour everything back into the
- separator, let it stand and repeat the separation more carefully. It is
- better to leave some benzene layer in the water and emulsion than to
- get emulsion and water into the benzene. Nothing will be wasted. All
- of the benzene which contains the mescaline will eventually be
- salvaged. Sometimes the layers will fail to separate properly. If
- this is the case immerse the funnel or jug in a deep pot of hot water
- for two hours. This will break up the emulsion and bring about the
- separation.
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- Prepare a solution of 2 parts sulfuric acid and one part water.
- (never add water to the acid or it will splatter; add the acid a little
- at a time to the water by pouring it down the inside of the graduate or
- measuring cup containing the water.) Add 25 drops of the acid
- solution one drop at a time to the benzene extracts. Stopper the jug
- and shake well for one minute. Then let stand for five minutes.
- White streaks of mescaline sulfates should begin to appear in the
- benzene. If these do not appear, shake the jug more vigorously for two
- to three minutes and let it settle for five more minutes. I have found
- that when extracting mescaline from San Pedro it is sometimes necessary
- to shake the mixture more thoroughly and for a longer time to get the
- mescaline streaks to form. This is probably because of the lower
- mescaline content in the plant. This would also apply to any peyote
- that does not have a high mescaline content. After the streaks appear
- add 25 more drops of the acid solution in the same manner, shake as
- before and let settle for ten minutes. More streaks will appear. Add
- 15 drops of acid, shake and wait 15 minutes for streaks to form. Add
- 10 drops, shake and wait about 30 minutes. Test the solution with wide
- range pH paper. It should show that the solution is between pH 7.5 and
- 8. Allow the mescaline sulfate crystals to completely precipitate.
- Siphon off as much of the benzene as possible without disturbing the
- crystals on the bottom of the jug.
-
- The next steps are to salvage any mescaline still in the water and
- emulsion layer. Combine the benzene siphonings with the water/emulsion
- layer, shake these well together for 5 minutes and let settle for two
- hours as before. Carefully remove the benzene layer, treat it again
- with acid, precipitate the crystals and siphon off the benzene as in
- the previous steps. Recombine the siphoned benzene with the watery
- layer and repeat this again and again until no more crystals
- precipitate. Siphon off as much benzene as possible without drawing
- crystals through the siphon.
-
- The next step involves removing the remaining benzene from the
- crystals. There are two methods to choose from. The first is the
- quickest, but requires ether, which is dangerous and often difficult
- to procure. Shake up the crystals with the remaining benzene and pour
- it into a funnel with filter paper. After the benzene has passed
- through the filter rinse the empty jug with 100 ml of ether to salvage
- any crystals in the jug and pour the ether over the crystals in the
- filter. After the ether has passed through the filter repeat the
- rinsing with another 100 ml of ether. Then let the crystals dry.
- If ether is not available or you do not wish to use such a highly
- combustible substance, the precipitate and residual benzene can be
- poured into a beaker. The jug should be rinsed several more times
- with a little benzene and added to the beaker so no crystals are left
- behind. The beaker is then placed in a heat bath until all of the
- benzene has been evaporated.
-
- The next step is to purify the mescaline sulfate crystals. Dissolve
- the dry crystals in 200 ml of near-boiling distilled water. Add a
- pinch of activated charcoal (Norite) and filter while still hot through
- number 2 filter paper. The hot water which contains the mescaline will
- pass through the filter. The Norite absorbes impurities from the
- mescaline. After the liquids have passed through the filter pour a
- little more hot water over the filter to rinse through any remaining
- mescaline which may have impregnated the filter paper. Add 10 percent
- ammonia solution a few drops at a time to the hot filtrates until the
- solution registers between pH 6.5 and 7. Place a boiling stone in the
- solution and reduce it's volume to 75 ml by boiling. Remove the
- boiling stone and allow the solution to cool to room temperature.
- Place the solution in a freezer or in a refrigerator set to the coldest
- possible temperature and allow the solution to cool to almost freezing.
- Tiny white needle-like crystals form around the bottom and sides of the
- beaker. Break up the crystals with a glass stirring rod while the
- solution is still ice cold and pour through a filter. Mescaline
- sulfate is insoluable in near freezing water and will not pass through
- the filter. Rinse the beaker with fresh ice water and pour this over
- the filter. The crystals will now be pure white and can be dried under
- a heat lamp or in an over at 250 degrees F. More mescaline can be
- salvaged from the water that has passed through the filter by boiling
- these liquids down to about 20 ml, adding Norite while hot, filtering
- through number 2 paper as before, chilling the filterate to near
- freezing as once before, filtering while cold, rinsing with ice water
- and drying the crystals. This repetition should obtain at least two
- more grams of mescaline sulfate. If large volume mescaline extraction
- is being conducted it would be worthwhile to repeat this salvaging
- procedure several more times.
-
- -=Conclusion=-
-
- This article was taken from the book "Peyote and Other Psychoactive
- Cacti" by Adam Gottlieb. It was published in 1977 and you can order it
- from Loompanics. It's a great book and I strongly suggest you get it!
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- It's time for our first ever readers poll! This is where you can tell
- us and other readers what kind of music you like to listen to when
- you're smoking, tripping, or just hanging out! Fill out this form and
- send it in as soon as possible! Results will be posted in a future
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- -= .... Marijuana Brownies
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- Here's my favorite marijuana brownie recipe, I hope you enjoy it! ;)
-
- -=Ingredients=-
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- 250g Sugar
- 200g Butter
- 200g Unsweetened Chocolate
- 200g Flour
- 100g Dark Chocolate (optional)
- 4 Eggs
- Vanilla Extract (to taste)
- Some Walnuts, Almonds, or whatever else you would like to add
- And of course some Marijauna (1/4 - 1/2 oz.) [remove twigs + seeds]
-
- -=Instructions=-
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- -= Over low heat, melt butter
- -= Once butter is bubbling mix in finely ground marijuana and stir
- -= Stir for seven minutes
- -= Melt unsweetened chocolate into butter
- -= When all chocolate is melted add a little vanilla
- -= Turn off heat but leave pan on stove
- -= Slowly stir in sugar
- -= Add eggs then blend with electric mixer on low
- -= Add flour then blend with electric mixer on low
- -= Break chocolate into small pieces and add (put in almonds, etc now)
- -= Put mixture in a pan and bake at 300-350 F for 30 minutes
- -= Remove from oven, let cool
- -= Cut into squares
- -= Enjoy!
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- -=If you would like to share your recipes with us, email volcom@tnce.com=-
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- -= ..... Information
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- Well, I hope you've enjoyed this issue of Euphoria! Don't forget to
- fill out and return the Groovy Music Poll! BTW We are still looking for
- writers, so if you are interested email us at volcom@tnce.com. Later!
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- Writers: email volcom@tnce.com for info or you can just email
- us an article.
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