Hey folks, I recently bought some Anadenanthera seeds and have followed the snuff prep to the letter. A friend tried some , near 3 grams in fact and had no results. Then an extract was made that was also found to be inactive.
There is reason to believe that the same seed are likely to end up in most North American and Canadian hands so I'd recommend buying from outside the US and Canada if you want good seeds.
They may have been bogus seeds. A few years back there was some bogus kratom going around. Some people are just crooked. Of course, someone may have picked the wrong seeds at the source, but they should have tested them before selling them.
The vendor is excellent, extremely customer oriented and very much a part of the entheo community, at least the research end. I don't think they are really to blame and I couldn't have asked for more responsiveness on their part.
Really, they can't test the seeds, extraction is illegal and vendors can't hide in obscurity like we all hope to. The vendor is at the mercy of nature as well so all in all, I feel they've fullfilled their part of the deal. Unfortunately, at the moment it's just an iffy time to buy seeds. I really believe that this will be a learning experience and perhaps seeds will be harvested later next year as this may be an influencing factor on insuring more potent seeds.
Just FYI, I took a chance and ordered more from a florida supplier that has old stock of AC. Hopefully my result will be better but first I have to receive the seeds and then travel to costa rica for the prepartions and that won't happen for a couple weeks. I'll let ya know how it goes.
For those that are interested in AC , I'd recommend checking north american suppliers and either specifying old stock or waiting for a later harvest or just asking the supplier to back up satisfaction (be careful how you word this, vendors aren't drug dealers). It is also possible for vendors outside north america to have immature or lower quality seeds.
Sorry for my earlier gross generality my interest was in helping other entheo consumers to get good stuff but spoke too soon.
The seed pods are actually a richer source of xxx...:)