Episode 1
The Psychedelic Toad
44m9.0 / 10
Hamilton embarks on a quest to answer the most important question in ethnoherpetological history and along the way, he finds the power of love.
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TV series
Hamilton's Pharmacopeia
2016TV-MA3 seasons9.2 / 10
Join an incredible journey through the history, chemistry and societal impacts of the world’s most extraordinary drugs.
Availability
Not streaming in United States
Hamilton's Pharmacopeia premiered October 26, 2016. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
Join an incredible journey through the history, chemistry and societal impacts of the world’s most extraordinary drugs.
Season 2 episodes
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Episode 2
Peyote: The Divine Messenger
44m
From the greenhouses of Thai cactophiles to the Tamaulipan thornscrub, Hamilton traces the history of peyote with the help of a Native American peyotist.
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Episode 3
Kratom: The Forbidden Leaf
44m6.0 / 10
Hamilton investigates the pharmacology and traditional uses of Kratom, a Thai tree with opioid-containing leaves.
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Episode 4
Wizards of DMT
44m
Hamilton travels across North America to study how and why DMT exists in the environment and the laboratory.
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Episode 5
Ketamine: Realms and Realities
44m
Hamilton heads to India to see industrial Ketamine synthesis, and speak with therapists and luminaries in an attempt to understand the role of dissociative anesthetics in society.
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Episode 6
A Clandestine Chemist's Tale
44m7.0 / 10
Hamilton meets an unsung hero of the psychedelic underground and hears a tragic tale of MDMA synthesis and chemiluminescence.
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Episode 7
A Fungal Fairy Tale
44m
Hamilton ascends the Carpathian Mountains, microscope in hand, to learn how Europeans use Amanita muscaria, and uncovers the chemistry behind a mushroom-inspired pharmaceutical.
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Episode 8
The Cactus Apprentice
44mfinale
Deep in the Andean highlands of Peru, Hamilton becomes the apprentice of a local shaman, learning how to use the night-blooming San Pedro cactus as a medicine.
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More about Hamilton's Pharmacopeia
Cast
Hamilton MorrisSelf
Ann ShulginSelf
Alexander ShulginSelf (archive footage)Credits
- Created by
- Hamilton Morris
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Documentary
- Episodes
- 20
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
VicelandUnited States
Vice TVUnited States
Themes
drug usehallucinogenibogaineketaminelsdmagic mushroommdmapcp