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Originally Posted by Northern Boy
Ayahausca only lasts for 10 min
On the third night of the ceremony in October, 2001, Mrs. Maiangowi died of nicotine poisoning.
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She did not die as a result of Ayahusca. Nicotine from the tobacco leaves was the cause. She had too much tabacco in her body. The devil is in the details:
Uyunkar was charged with and pled guilty to one charge of Administering a Noxious Substance and one charge of Trafficking a Controlled Substance. The natem brew that Uyukar used, according to his Ecuadorian Shuar traditions, did not contain Psychotria or anything other tryptamine-containing plants, so the "controlled substance" in question was harmaline. DMT was never an issue for this case. The fact that harmaline was the criminalized substance is somewhat ironic, as harmaline in Banisteriopsis preparations is found in lower concentrations than its analogues harmine and tetrahydroharmine, which are actually not listed as controlled substances in Canada. Uyunkar also used large amounts of tobacco, which, as was correctly pointed out, led the coroner to rule the death "acute nicotine overdose.
Peace.