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The Best Episodes of Hamilton's Pharmacopeia

Every episode of Hamilton's Pharmacopeia ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Hamilton's Pharmacopeia!

Join an incredible journey through the history, chemistry and societal impacts of the world’s most extraordinary drugs.
Genre:Documentary

Top Episode Ratings Summary

"Synthetic Toad Venom Machine" is the best rated episode of "Hamilton's Pharmacopeia". It scored 9.2/10 based on 47 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/4/2021. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Psychedelic Toad".

  • Synthetic Toad Venom Machine
    9.2/1047 votes
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    #1 - Synthetic Toad Venom Machine

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 1/4/2021

    Haunted by past mistakes, Hamilton embarks on a journey to correct an error in his reporting and identifies the origin of an international toad venom smoking phenomenon.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Psychedelic Toad
    9.1/1080 votes
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    #2 - 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Shepherdess: The Story of Salvia Divinorium
    9.0/1066 votes
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    #3 - Shepherdess: The Story of Salvia Divinorium

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/9/2016

    From the heavenly cloud forests of Oaxaca to a viral video of Miley Cyrus, Hamilton investigates the inconspicuous yet extraordinary psychedelic plant Salvia divinorum.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Wizards of DMT
    9.0/1063 votes
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    #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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Clandestine Chemist's Tale
    9.0/1058 votes
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    #5 - 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Lazy Lizard School of Hedonism
    8.9/1063 votes
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    #6 - The Lazy Lizard School of Hedonism

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/7/2016

    We meet with famed LSD chemist Casey Hardison in the Nevada desert and embark on a roadtrip to visit the unsung hero of psychedelic history.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Peyote: The Divine Messenger
    8.8/1057 votes
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    #7 - 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Fungal Fairy Tale
    8.8/1046 votes
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    #8 - 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Story of the South African Quaalude
    8.7/1069 votes
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    #9 - The Story of the South African Quaalude

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/26/2016

    South Africa is the last place on earth Quaaludes can still be found; Hamilton travels there to study the drug and learns of a dark history of medical experimentation.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Ketamine: Realms and Realities
    8.7/1061 votes
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    #10 - 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Positive PCP Story
    8.6/1057 votes
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    #11 - A Positive PCP Story

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/2/2016

    Hamilton investigates the history of PCP in the U.S., seeking input from addicts, dealers and chemists.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Magic Mushrooms in Mexico
    8.6/1060 votes
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    #12 - Magic Mushrooms in Mexico

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/16/2016

    Hamilton explores magic mushrooms with the help of shamans, clandestine growers, and ethnomycologists.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Cactus Apprentice
    8.6/1039 votes
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    #13 - 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Positive Methamphetamine Story
    8.5/1029 votes
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    #14 - A Positive Methamphetamine Story

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 1/11/2021

    From X-ray crystallography to vesicular dopamine release, Hamilton travels the country visiting meth labs in order to understand the process behind a great American folk art.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Ultra LSD
    8.5/1028 votes
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    #15 - Ultra LSD

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 2/8/2021

    With the precise structure of LSD's molecular target identified, Hamilton discusses the new era of psychedelic research and meets pioneers of the field.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Kratom: The Forbidden Leaf
    8.4/1051 votes
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    #16 - 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Xenon: the Perfect Anesthetic?
    8.2/1027 votes
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    #17 - Xenon: the Perfect Anesthetic?

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 1/18/2021

    Hamilton traces the multibillion year history of nitrous oxide on Earth and follows the strangest noble gas to the Czech Republic.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Synethetic Ibogaine-Natural Tramadol
    8.1/1026 votes
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    #18 - Synethetic Ibogaine-Natural Tramadol

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 1/25/2021

    After revealing a scientific mystery around Tramadol-addicted cows in Central Africa, Hamilton follows a Gabonese opiate addict to a psychedelic ritual.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Fish N' Trips
    7.8/1043 votes
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    #19 - Fish N' Trips

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/30/2016

    Hamilton embarks on an aquatic adventure to Reunion Island and Madagascar to investigate ichthyoallyeinotoxism and a twisted history of hallucinogenic fish.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Bufotenine: In Search of Hataj
    7.5/1023 votes
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    #20 - Bufotenine: In Search of Hataj

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 2/1/2021

    Succumbing to viewer requests, Hamilton journeys to South America to understand the legend of Bufotenine, the world's oldest psychedelic.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A