Oklahoma hallucinogenic plant has dangerous side effects


	Oklahoma hallucinogenic plant has dangerous side effects

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1-11-2008 3:43 AM

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A plant native to Oklahoma has hallucinogenic qualities like LSD but 
is not listed as an illegal substance</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.mapinc.org/newsnorml/v07/n1199/a08.html">
The plant is called moon bush or gypsum weed but many students call 
it "moon plant,"</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.mapinc.org/newsnorml/v07/n1199/a08.html">
"The plant grows to about 3 feet and is characterized by its night 
blooming flowers and porcupine like round pods,"</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.mapinc.org/newsnorml/v07/n1199/a08.html"><DIV>
It is not listed as an illegal substance in the state, but users 
could still go to jail because the drug is a hallucinogenic, said Lt.  
Mark Shearer, an OSU police officer.  
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"If we suspect someone of possessing this contraband, we will conduct 
a field test on them and the student may be subject to losing 
financial aid from OSU," he said.  
</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.mapinc.org/newsnorml/v07/n1199/a08.html">the alarming thing is that the 
plant can grow around children's playgrounds and in small neighborhood creeks</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.mapinc.org/newsnorml/v07/n1199/a08.html"><DIV>
According to  <A href="http://www.phytomedical.com/plant/datura.asp" target="win2">http://www.phytomedical.com/plant/datura.asp</A>, the 
highest concentration of the drug occurs in the seeds: about 0.1 mg 
of atropine per seed.  An estimated lethal dose in an adult is more 
than 10 mg atropine.  
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