Hamilton’s Pharmacopeia

Hamilton’s Pharmacopeia is an docuseries. The show follows Hamilton Morris as he explores the history, chemistry, and societal impact of psychoactive substances. It chronicles Morris’ travels and first-hand experiences, as well as interviews with scientists, shamans, and fringe culture figures.

Season 1
1 The Story of the South African Quaalude
South Africa is the last place on earth Quaaludes can still be found. Hamilton travels there to study the drug and finds a dark history of medical experimentation.

2 A Positive PCP Story
Hamilton travels across the USA meeting with addicts, dealers, and chemists to trace the history of PCP from its pharmaceutical orgins to its escape onto the streets.

3 Shepherdess: The Story of Salvia Divinorum
From the heavenly cloud forests of Oaxaca to a viral video of Miley Cyrus, Hamilton investigates the inconspicuous yet extraordinary psychedelic plant Salvia divinorum.

4 Magic Mushrooms in Mexico
From the Aztec empire to the underground laboratory, Hamilton explores magic mushrooms with the help of shamans, clandestine growers, and ethnomycologists.

5 Fish N’ Trips
Hamilton embarks on an aquatic adventure to Reunion Island and Madagascar to investigate icthyoallyeinotoxism and a twisted history of hallucinogenic fish.

6 The Lazy Lizard School of Hedonism
In our last episode, we meet with famed LSD chemist Casey Hardison in the Nevada desert and embark on a roadtrip to visit an unsung hero of psychedelic history – Darrell Lemaire.

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Season 2
1 The Psychedelic Toad
Hamilton embarks on a quest to answer the most important question in ethnoherpetological history and along the way, he finds the power of love.

2 Peyote: The Divine Messenger
From the greenhouses of Thai cactophiles to the Tamaulipan thornscrub, Hamilton traces the history of peyote with the help of a Native American peyotist.

3 Kratom: The Forbidden Leaf
Hamilton investigates the pharmacology and traditional uses of Kratom, a Thai tree with opioid-containing leaves.

4 Wizards of DMT
Hamilton travels across North America to study how and why DMT exists in the environment and the laboratory.

5 Ketamine: Realms and Realities
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.

6 A Clandestine Chemist’s Tale
Hamilton meets an unsung hero of the psychedelic underground and hears a tragic tale of MDMA synthesis and chemiluminescence.

7 A Fungal Fairy Tale
Hamilton ascends the Carpathian Mountains, microscope in hand, to learn how Europeans use Amanita muscaria, and uncovers the chemistry behind a mushroom-inspired pharmaceutical.

8 The Cactus Apprentice
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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Season 3

1. Synthetic Toad Venom Machine
Haunted by past mistakes, Hamilton embarks on a journey to correct an error in his reporting and identifies the origin of an international toad venom smoking phenomenon.

2. A Positive Methamphetamine Story
From X-ray crystallography to vesicular dopamine release, Hamilton travels the country visiting meth labs in order to understand the process behind a great American folk art.

3. Xenon: the Perfect Anesthetic?
Hamilton traces the multi-billion-year history of nitrous oxide on Earth and follows the strangest noble gas to the Czech Republic.

4. Synthetic Ibogaine – Natural Tramadol
Investigating a scientific mystery surrounding tramadol-addicted cattle in Central Africa, Hamilton follows a struggling local addict to a psychedelic ritual.

5. Bufotenine: In Search of Hataj
Succumbing to viewer requests, Hamilton journeys to Argentina to understand Anadenanthera, one of the world’s oldest psychedelics.

6. Ultra LSD
With the precise structure of LSD’s molecular target identified, Hamilton discusses a new era of psychedelic research and, along the way, meets pioneers of the field.

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