[RangerScience]

> the subjective quality of the trip

I dunno. I mean, anecdotally, I get a a different kind of drunk on regular beer, fancy beer, and different kinds of liquors. People seem to swear by the different weed strains. I wouldn't be surprised if the rest of the composition of the mushroom has a noticeable effect on the trip.

To me, this just means it'll be easier to try blending substances together; I can totally imagine designer packs that use time-release and a collection of substances to create particular experiences.

[dagw]

Alcohol is alcohol. The differences you are noticing are probably due to the amount of water you're consuming with your alcohol (two pints of 5% beer contains a lot more water than one pint of 10% beer), how fast you're drinking (some liquors you shot, some you sip for example, sweeter drinks get drunk faster than bitter drinks), and possibly also related to the amount of sugar you consume (as is common in sweeter mixed drinks).

[kristofferR]

That's not entirely true, the other substances in the drink also effect the intoxication.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congener_(alcohol)

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tryptophol

I could go on listing other substances in alcoholic drinks, but ethanol is far from the only substance in alcoholic beverages with biological and psycholical impact.

[posterboy]

don't forget placebo

[sigotirandolas]

Cannabis has multiple psychoactive compounds, mainly THC and CBD. That's the reason different strains can have very different effects.

On the other hand, there seems to be a lot of arguing about different experiences with the same compound, not just with alcohol, but also with other drugs like LSD, MDMA, etc., if you look at forums... I'm skeptical and think most underrate the effect of previous mood and dosage in the effects of drugs.

[throwaway91111]

Is it at all possible there are other psychoactive components to shrooms? I suspect not, but that might differentiate strains.