Adam Miezio

Cannabis can lead to a bufo alvarius reactivation This article first appeared in the Psychedelics edition of Fat Nugs Magazine, published in the summer of 2025 The Sonoran Desert toad’s (Bufo Alvarius) legend and lore has reached stratospheric levels. The toad’s venom contains 5-MeO-DMT, one of the world’s most potent psychedelics. People “smoke the toad” for its psycho-spiritual and physiological benefits, despite it being one of the least studied and understood psychedelics.

Oaxaca de Juárez lounges in the Central Valleys, at the foothills of the Sierra Madre mountains. Here in the tropical savanna, when it’s not raining, the arid, blazing heat seduces you into bars, like a desert oasis. You’ll learn fast that mezcal is the lord of the land, and you’ll often be given free samples. Easing deeper into the local culture, you may fall in love and want to elope, thanks to the combination of mezcal with cannabis: the plant medicine marriage of Oaxaca de Juárez.

Share Somatic therapy and psychedelics are proving to be mutually beneficial as the psychedelic revival evolves. Somatic therapy can unlock deeper levels of healing and trauma release inaccessible by psychedelics alone. And at the same time, somatic therapy can set the table for someone who is not quite ready for a psychedelic journey. Whether they’re new to the psychedelic field or not, most people have a basic understanding of what psychedelics are and what they do.