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Mescaline or 345-trimethoxyphenethylamine is a naturally occurring psychedelic alkaloid of the phenethylamine class known for its hallucinogenic effects similar to those of LSD and psilocybin. It shares strong structural similarities with the catecholamine dopamine.It occurs naturally in the peyote cactus (Lophophora williamsii) the San Pedro cactus (Echinopsis pachanoi) and in the Peruvian torch (Echinopsis peruviana) and as well in a number of other members of the Cactaceae plant family.

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