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Hamilton's Pharmacopeia

TVMA • Documentaries • TV Series • 2016

Hamilton is fascinated by drugs. Join him on an incredible journey as he investigates the history, chemistry, and social impact of the world’s most ex...more

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2 seasons available (14 episodes)

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Episode 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.

Episode 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.

Episode 3

Kratom: The Forbidden Leaf

Hamilton investigates the pharmacology and traditional uses of Kratom, a Thai tree with opioid-containing leaves.

Episode 4

Wizards of DMT

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

Episode 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.

Episode 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.

Episode 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.

Episode 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.

Hamilton's Pharmacopeia