....and don't smoke it, either.
;-)
Posted on 05/03/2006 7:34:37 AM PDT by edpc
They have such whimsical names as heavenly blue, crimson rambler and pearly gates, and delicate blooms that crawl quickly up trellises.
But when morning glory seeds aren't planted -- when they are instead ingested -- whimsical thoughts can crawl through altered minds with kaleidoscope-like visions.
Kristy Peterkin, whose family owns Ayers Variety and Hardware, says the owners caught two teenage boys stealing "13 or 14 packs of these seeds."
And teenagers know this.
Once popular in the hippie era of the 1960s, morning glory seeds as a hallucinogen seem to have sprouted once again. Local gardening shops have noticed their seed stocks depleted by adolescent hands, and poison control centers in the District and its suburbs have received calls from hospitals with patients experiencing adverse reactions, or bad trips, from the seeds.
"They are certainly being used," said Chris Holstege, a doctor who runs Virginia's Blue Ridge Poison Center. "Kids are getting brighter. Between the Internet and magazines like High Times, they are learning about this."
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
We used to try damn near anything to cop a buzz back in the day. Thankfully, we avoiding huffing paint or sniffing glue. But we'd do stupid stuff like buy a bunch of little bottles of tequila so we could eat a bunch of the tequila worms. We had heard they would cause halucinations. Fact is, you might halucinate, but it is from the tequila not the worm:) I don't regret my mis-spent youth, but I sure am glad that it is well behind me.
I don't know. I do know that even without any additive, consuming a large quantity of seeds is a very unpleasant experience.
I can't believe this is news. Most seed companies started treating Morning Glory seeds 30 years ago.
Now, the latest "craze" is Datura or Angel's Trumpet. I grow this stuff every year because it is a very showy ornamental, especially around dusk. It's also a poison that incidentally causes disordered thinking, visual impairment, and neurological problems.
Whatever happened to taking horse tranks? Kids these days.
Mind-altering drugs are an Intelligence Test. People who take drugs to get high automatically fail the test.
That may sound harsh but it is the reality -- which is what those people are trying to escape anyway.
Heck, back in the 80s, you could have experienced doom with a lot less hassle by listening to Depeche Mode, Morrissey, or The Cure.
While the morning glory seeds caused a bit of nausea at times, they were still far less vomit inducing than that crap :) I may have had a mullet in the 80's, but I was fortunately able to avoid getting sucked into that wussy music. Say what you want about cheesy 80's metal, but at least it wasn't The Cure.
I loved the reference in the article to a teenager who was wearing all black on a bright, sunny day. Maybe he's not a druggie, just recently moved to Va from New York City. We dress in black all summer long. Don't ask me why. But if I went out on the street in white pants and a pink top people would think I was a tourist.
....and don't smoke it, either.
;-)
Even the Post can't talk good English.
Should be: An Hallucinogen
Paraquat Panic of '78
Been there, done that. Better tell the kiddies to wash off the pesticides first.
Ever heard of Dr. Shiffman's Asmador? Nasty stuff, and hopefully no longer available. Contains a whopping dose of Belladonna.
Most newspaper reporters can't get their facts straight, so don't expect them to use proper grammar.
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