On 3‐ MMC : A Cathinone I Have Come to Know and Love

Summary

The article tells the story of the cathinone 3-MMC (methylmethcathinone), a compound that has emerged as a cultural disruptor. The author, a provider of substance-assisted therapies, traces its origins and their own implication in this narrative, drawing on literature reviews, practice-based research, prose, patent documents, hearsay, and Facebook posts. Connecting the substance from powder to plant and back, the piece situates 3-MMC within the chaotic landscape of the "Psychedelic Renaissance," where a methodology for exploring its therapeutic possibilities has developed through ongoing co-research partnerships. The telling is prismatic, offering known pieces while acknowledging there is always more to the story.

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Abstract

This article attempts to complicate the mythology of a compound in a state of becoming. I will trace lightly its origins as a cultural disruptor and how I am implicated in this imperative. Introducing you to 3‐MMC will require multiple modes of storytelling and taking of liberties, drawing on literature reviews, practice‐based research, prose, patent documents, hearsay and Facebook posts. Connecting dots from powder to plant and back, I will describe how I am situated as a provider of substance‐assisted therapies, within the chaotic landscape of the “Psychedelic Renaissance,” where a methodology has emerged through ongoing co‐research partnerships, exploring the therapeutic possibilities of this molecule. What follows is a prismatic telling of the story of the cathinone 3‐MMC (methylmethcathinone). I offer some pieces of the story that are known to me, and some that exist formally. There is always more to the story, of course, and much sandwiched between the lines.