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Reactions induced by LSD, mescaline, psilocin, and psilocybin are qualitatively similar.
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The time course of the psilocin and psilocybin reactions are shorter than those of LSD or mescaline reactions. li
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Psilocin is approximately 1.4 times as potent as psilocybin. This ratio is the same as that of the molecular weights of the two drugs.
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Wolbach, A.B., Miner, E.J. & Isbell, H. Comparison of psilocin with psilocybin, mescaline and LSD-25.Psychopharmacologia3, 219–223 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00412109
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