The BEST episodes of Hamilton's Pharmacopeia season 2

Every episode of Hamilton's Pharmacopeia season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Hamilton's Pharmacopeia season 2!

Hamilton is fascinated by drugs. Join him on an inedible journey as he investigates the history, chemistry, and social impact of the world's most extraordinary mind-altering substances.

Last Updated: 12/13/2024Network: VICE TV (US)Status: Ended
The Psychedelic Toad
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8.85
46 votes

#1 - The Psychedelic Toad

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/28/2017

Hamilton embarks on a quest to answer the most important question in ethnoherpetological history and along the way, he finds the power of love.

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A Clandestine Chemist's Tale
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8.67
39 votes

#2 - A Clandestine Chemist's Tale

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/2/2018

Hamilton meets an unsung hero of the psychedelic underground and hears a tragic tale of MDMA synthesis and chemiluminescence.

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Ketamine: Realms and Realities
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8.49
39 votes

#3 - Ketamine: Realms and Realities

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/26/2017

Hamilton heads to India to see industrial Ketamine synthesis, and speak with therapists and luminaries in an attempt to understand the role of dissociative anesthetics in society.

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Wizards of DMT
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8.44
50 votes

#4 - Wizards of DMT

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/19/2017

Hamilton travels across North America to study how and why DMT exists in the environment and the laboratory.

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Peyote: The Divine Messenger
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8.32
47 votes

#5 - Peyote: The Divine Messenger

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/5/2017

From the greenhouses of Thai cactophiles to the Tamaulipan thornscrub, Hamilton traces the history of peyote with the help of a Native American peyotist.

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Kratom: The Forbidden Leaf
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8.30
44 votes

#6 - Kratom: The Forbidden Leaf

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/12/2017

Hamilton investigates the pharmacology and traditional uses of Kratom, a Thai tree with opioid-containing leaves.

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A Fungal Fairy Tale
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8.15
34 votes

#7 - A Fungal Fairy Tale

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/9/2018

Hamilton ascends the Carpathian Mountains, microscope in hand, to learn how Europeans use Amanita muscaria, and uncovers the chemistry behind a mushroom-inspired pharmaceutical.

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The Cactus Apprentice
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7.85
27 votes

#8 - The Cactus Apprentice

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/16/2018

Deep in the Andean highlands of Peru, Hamilton becomes the apprentice of a local shaman, learning how to use the night-blooming San Pedro cactus as a medicine.

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