▁drug . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁beta - h ydro xy ▁derivative ▁of ▁ 3 , 4 - dim eth ox y phen eth yl am ine . ▁D ME ▁was ▁first ▁synth es ized ▁by ▁Alexander ▁Sh ul gin . ▁In ▁his ▁book ▁Pi H K AL , ▁the ▁minimum ▁dos age ▁is ▁listed ▁as ▁ 1 1 5   m g , ▁and ▁the ▁duration ▁unknown . ▁D ME ▁produces ▁few ▁to ▁no ▁effects . ▁Very ▁little ▁data ▁exists ▁about ▁the ▁ph arm ac ological ▁properties , ▁met abol ism , ▁and ▁to x icity ▁of ▁D ME . ▁ ▁Leg ality ▁ ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁This ▁subst ance ▁is ▁a ▁Class ▁A ▁drug ▁in ▁the ▁Dru gs ▁controlled ▁by ▁the ▁UK ▁Mis use ▁of ▁Dru gs ▁Act . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Ph en eth yl am ine ▁ ▁Psych ed el ics , ▁dis soci atives ▁and ▁del iri ants ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : P s ych ed el ic ▁phen eth yl am ines <0x0A> </s> ▁Pl ato ' s ▁political ▁philosophy ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁much ▁criticism . ▁In ▁Pl ato ' s ▁Republic , ▁S ocr ates ▁is ▁highly ▁critical ▁of ▁dem ocracy ▁and ▁propos es ▁an ▁arist ocracy ▁ruled ▁by ▁phil os opher - k ings . ▁Pl ato ' s ▁political ▁philosophy ▁has ▁thus ▁often ▁been ▁considered ▁total itar ian . ▁ ▁Crit ique ▁of ▁dem ocracy ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Republic , ▁Pl ato ' s ▁S ocr ates ▁ra ises ▁a ▁number