What makes one pachanoi stronger than another?
This is an open question. There is lore within the entheogenic cactophile community that there is both seasonal variation and variance due to plant culture, but no proper scientific studies have been done. There is also a legend of a “purple pachanoi” that was reputed to be very powerful. Turning purple is also a symptom of phototoxicity (over-exposure to sun). Shoots from old clumps are held to be stronger by some, as are branches with 4 ridges (rare to non-existent in pachanoi), and those grown in mineral-rich soil in the Andes. It is possible that different genetic strains of pachanoi have different potential. Much of the pachanoi available is thought to be clonally propagated from one or a very few genetic lines and probably selected for its utility as a grafting stock, although “different individuals” do turn up from time-to-time. If the cactophile community showed the same dilligence and resourcefulness as have the cannabis-cultivators we would be able to answer your question wit
