10 years ago was the tail end of n-benzylated phenethylamines being passed off as LSD. again, it was a total substitution and not a cut. these drugs were typically more stimulating and had pretty bad safety profiles. they were abundant for a while due to their lower cost and legality. it seemed to have tapered off due to a global decline in wholesale LSD prices combined with increased awareness that n-benzylated phenethylamines were so dangerous.

I spent 8 years doing something in that world on a multiple times a week basis. I know acid, I know the other trips, I know phenethylamines & amphetamines. I know K, I know how it differs in experience from MXE. I used to taste e pills and usually did a pretty good job identifying shit for people. You’re not talking to an amateur. They used to do that because if you end up with a dance floor full of Indian circles and goofies to clean up at 2, 3am, it’s a real bummer and often a liability.

You don’t have to believe it. It’s okay with me. But you haven’t really given me a hypothesis that explains the givens I’ve laid out.

I 100% understand the sentiment though. Some of the myths used to drive me insane. You could not convince people heroin was almost never in E. So many would say it. Or the cops who get high on dope “just from touching the bag.” People think some wild shit, and God forbid they managed to achieve some confirmation bias on it at some point in their lives, they’re not budging.