The dividing line between empathogens and psychedelics can sometimes be blurry which is why we try to approach it broadly when it comes to these drugs. Mephedrone isn't really special in this respect so I guess that its not a valid reason to keep this discussion here.
Another thing is that when it comes to research chemicals there seems to be a common journey for the subject to travel: esoteric fantasies about novel compounds and discussion of current research being done is mostly covered in the ADD forum. When a compound escapes the lab and starts making the rounds to be tried as an actual drug for whatever purpose, bio assays are then discussed here. Many compounds have a complex pharmacological profile and do not escape their research chemical status that easily which is why PD is deemed a fine place to talk about it.
Again, for mephedrone this is untrue since it has been a popular drug for a while now, is banned in a number of places yet lives on underground (which is something unfortunate if you ask me).
The problem is to draw a line between similar compounds, ecstacy has its own forum but MDMA analogues can be somewhere vaguely between empathogen/stimulant and psychedelic. Is methylone an empathogen? Maybe it's not entheogenic enough and it has no place in PD either.
But, analogues of methylone or butylone or whatever may appear and get discussed in PD as a middle ground between ADD and OD, as long as it has research chemical status. Exotic compounds just seem to do it well here in PD.
I know this is a weak argument but it's like pulling a thread and unraveling the fabric.
For some reason I'd like this to be covered only formally but to have people visit OD if they have no specific reason to discuss the drug here.
Another thing is that when it comes to research chemicals there seems to be a common journey for the subject to travel: esoteric fantasies about novel compounds and discussion of current research being done is mostly covered in the ADD forum. When a compound escapes the lab and starts making the rounds to be tried as an actual drug for whatever purpose, bio assays are then discussed here. Many compounds have a complex pharmacological profile and do not escape their research chemical status that easily which is why PD is deemed a fine place to talk about it.
Again, for mephedrone this is untrue since it has been a popular drug for a while now, is banned in a number of places yet lives on underground (which is something unfortunate if you ask me).
The problem is to draw a line between similar compounds, ecstacy has its own forum but MDMA analogues can be somewhere vaguely between empathogen/stimulant and psychedelic. Is methylone an empathogen? Maybe it's not entheogenic enough and it has no place in PD either.
But, analogues of methylone or butylone or whatever may appear and get discussed in PD as a middle ground between ADD and OD, as long as it has research chemical status. Exotic compounds just seem to do it well here in PD.
I know this is a weak argument but it's like pulling a thread and unraveling the fabric.
For some reason I'd like this to be covered only formally but to have people visit OD if they have no specific reason to discuss the drug here.