Altered minds: mescaline’s complicated history

A chronicle tracing the drug’s ancient roots and role in research grips Alison Abbott.
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Nature 569, 485-486 (2019)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-01571-2

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  • Correction 21 May 2019: This article originally said that Frederick Smith was head of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints; in fact, he was head of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, now known as the Community of Christ.

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