3 Weird Ways Olde Tyme People Got High

For what purposes have mind-altering plants been historically used by humans?

• Ceremonial rituals

• Coping with difficult environmental conditions

• Supplementing diets lacking nutrients

• All of the above

What hallucinogenic substance was likely inhaled using ceramic bowls and tubes by people who colonized the West Indies around 1500 years ago?

• Peyote

• Coca

• Cohoba

• Mescal beans

Which powerful psychedelic compound, also the main ingredient in LSD, is found in Ergot of Rye?

• Opium

• Strychnine

• Lysergic acid

• Belladonna

How did the Saami people traditionally consume the psychoactive compounds from Fly Agaric mushrooms while avoiding their toxic effects?

• They cooked the mushrooms to neutralize the toxins.

• They ate only the non-toxic parts of the mushroom.

• They filtered the compounds through reindeer urine.

• They mixed the mushrooms with other plants to dilute the toxins.