Creating The Future Of Psychedelics - Hamilton Morris - #284

Hamilton Morris is a journalist, documentary producer and a chemist. Hamilton's Pharmacopeia is one of the most interesting documentaries around chemistry, psychoactive drugs, psychedelic culture and traditional uses for plant medicine ever. Sadly Season 3 is the last one, but Hamilton joins me today to talk about his interest in consciousness, why chemistry hasn't captured culture like other sciences, why Mkat failed because of a branding issue, why we should be synthesising DMT ourselves instead of squeezing Bufo Alvarius the psychedelic toad of the Sonoran Desert and much more... Sponsors: Get 10% discount off perfect teeth at https://www.dwaligners.co.uk (use code WISDOM10) Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (00:35) What Is Hamilton’s Work? (04:38) Why Isn’t Chemistry More Popular? (08:33) Can Science Explain Consciousness? (13:17) Psychedelics in Culture (22:51) Are Psychedelics Spiritual or Scientific? (30:10) The Experience of Using Psychedelics (38:47) Effects of Legalising Drugs (47:03) Ethics of Party Drugs (1:03:29) Hamilton’s Respect for Drugs (1:08:21) The Issue with the Media (1:17:11) Future of Psychedelics (1:19:38) Where to Find Hamilton Extra Stuff: Buy Hamilton's New Pamp…