Mescaline is a type of hallucinogenic drug that is obtained from a type of spineless cactus (which is unintentionally hilarious - "Heeeey broooooo, I'm trippin' on some cactus riiiiight nowww... Why are you purple aaaand five-faaaaced?"). It is an agonist, which means it stimulates a type of receptor (a certain serotonin receptor, actually) and somehow causes hallucinations. It is unknown how exactly it activates the receptor to cause said hallucinations, however.
A trip on mescaline leads to intense colors, flattening of three-dimensional objects, kaleidoscopic patterns, and sympathetic arousal (like the side effects of the fight-or-flight process). It lasts up to twelve hours.
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