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

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.