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11 Psychedelic Plants You Can Grow But Not Eat!

June 18, 2020 by Food For Net

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Psychedelic, psychoactive, hallucinogenic… whatever you want to call them, we seem to have a hardwired impulse to seek out plants and substances that alter our perception in some way. With such a large number of plants out there that can have this effect, it shouldn’t be too surprising that some of these plants are actually legal.

In some cases, that legality might be because the plant isn’t thought to be significant enough to warrant an inclusion in the law, but in other cases it might simply be that a law change hasn’t occurred yet. Whatever the reason, these 11 plants (and probably more that didn’t make the list) are legal to grow.

However, that doesn’t mean you can eat them.

In many cases it is legal to grow the plant, but it is still illegal to consume it or to extract the psychedelic components. In other cases, consuming the plant might be technically legal, but generally isn’t a good idea, often for health reasons.

Table of Contents

  • 11. Hawaiian Baby Woodrose
  • 10. Ayahuasca
  • 9. Mexican Dream Herb
  • 8. Heavenly Blue’ Morning Glory
  • 7. Wormwood
  • 6. Kava
  • 5. Salvia AKA Diviner’s Sage AKA Seer's Sage
  • 4. Peruvian Torch Cactus
  • 3. Fly Agaric Mushroom
  • 2. Peyote
  • 1. Poppy
  • Bonus! Himalayan Giant Honey Bees Making Psychedelic Honey

11. Hawaiian Baby Woodrose

Hawaiian baby woodrose

This is a climbing vine that has heart shaped leaves and produces flowers that are white and in the shape of trumpets.

The psychoactive component of the plant is in the furry seeds that grow inside seed pods. These seeds contain the compound LSA, which is a close analogue to LSD. In the United States it is illegal to extract compounds from the seeds.

10. Ayahuasca

Ayahuasca

Ayahuasca is a little bit confusing, because the name refers to the species and to a psychoactive brew that is produced from the ayahuasca vine and some other plant ingredients.

The species itself is a jungle vine from South America, which is particularly common in the Amazon rainforest. While the plant is not specifically regulated in the United States, using it in a psychedelic manner is inadvisable.

9. Mexican Dream Herb

mexican dream herb

This species is also sometimes known as bitter grass or dog grass. It naturally grows in some parts of Costa Rica and in the Mexican highlands. The herb has been traditionally used by Chontal Indians in the region for its psychoactive properties, although this effect is more subtle than many other herbs.

The plant is not controlled at the national level in the United States, although some individual states have considered laws that limit the use of this plant.

8. Heavenly Blue’ Morning Glory

heavenly blue morning glory

This plant is particularly appealing for its ornamental properties, as the flowers are eye catching and quite beautiful. It is a vine plant that grows fast and produces a large number of flowers.

The appearance of the plant is such that most people are probably unaware of its psychedelic impacts. With this species, it is the seeds that are psychoactive and the effect can be similar to LSD. However, achieving that effect involves taking a large amount of seeds, often in the hundreds. Typically commercially available seeds will be treated with some form of pesticide, which makes consuming them particularly unsafe.

7. Wormwood

wormwood

Wormwood is a common ornamental plant in the north of the United States and in Canada. The plant is actually used as an ingredient in absinthe (a spirit) and also is used as a flavoring in some wines and spirits.

The plant is also though to offer medicinal benefits and is sometimes used in that way. The psychoactive component of the plant comes from the chemical thujone and people sometimes choose to smoke the leaves in an attempt to get a high in that way. However, the impact tends to be relatively mild.

6. Kava

kava plant

Kava is a relatively good looking ornamental plant, but its fame largely comes from the properties of its roots. Specifically, kava roots are used in many Pacific cultures to produce a drink that has both anesthetic and sedative properties.

As such, it acts as a relaxant and may play a role in helping to ease anxiety. At high doses, the plant roots are associated with psychedelic effects, although there is also the potential for health risks at higher doses of the roots.

5. Salvia AKA Diviner’s Sage AKA Seer's Sage

salvia divers sage

This member of the sage family has been associated with visions and hallucinatory experiences. The plant tends to have large leaves and produces relatively few flowers.

Within the United States, the plant is federally controlled. However, some states have their own laws surrounding the use of the plant. There has also been increasing interest and concern about the use of this plant.

4. Peruvian Torch Cactus

Peruvian torch cactus

This species of cactus is native to Peru and is a fast growing plant. The plant is sometimes used as an ornamental option, and is sometimes confused with the San Pedro cactus, which has a similar appearance.

The Peruvian torch cactus contains a number of psychoactive alkaloids, with the most common being mescaline. The laws surrounding this species in the United States are not clear, however, the compound mescaline is controlled.

3. Fly Agaric Mushroom

fly agaric mushroom

The fly agaric mushroom has a pretty distinctive appearance and is widely recognized. The mushroom is officially classified as poisonous, although the amount of deaths from the species have been relatively few. The species has also been associated with a hallucinogenic effect, as the result of the compound muscimol.

2. Peyote

peyote

Peyote is a particularly well-known psychoactive plant and this effect is largely the result of the compound mescaline.

Peyote has strong cultural significance for Native Americans and is sometimes used for its psychoactive properties and sometimes for potential curative properties. The use of peyote is generally illegal in the United States, although there are some exceptions for members of the Native American Church and for religious ceremonies.

1. Poppy

poppy

The drug opium is produced from dried latex that comes from the opium poppy. Because of this, poppies are frequently grown specifically for the production of opium, often in large fields.

Opium is heavily regulated and is often used as a precursor to other modern drugs. However, the flowers of the species are pretty and popular, which makes them common choices for gardens.

Bonus! Himalayan Giant Honey Bees Making Psychedelic Honey

Not even joking. It's also called “magic honey” or “mad honey”. It's properties come from the fact that the bees pollenate psychoactive flowers. Learn more about the people and how they collect/use the honey.

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  1. Lucille

    April 12, 2017 at 6:58 am

    Actually the states that have some banned, for their info, for medical industry info, the plant teachers do not belong to them. Hands off. One who created them will collect that karmic debt. No, most I’m sure one would not eat, but it’s a sacred plant. Salvia wasn’t Mileys to smoke either because she did not grow it. Nor are they created to simply get high from. There’s a rule there, says Grow me before you use me.

    Reply
    • john smith

      February 21, 2021 at 5:51 pm

      thats bullshit

      Reply
    • Phil McCrackin

      March 6, 2021 at 9:07 am

      Wtf are you babbling about? Do you kill all your own food too?

      Reply
  2. Dougie Quick

    August 22, 2019 at 11:04 pm

    I don’t see a single actual law here about people choosing to eat some of their legally owned plants out of their own yard ….I realize there are laws prohibiting the extraction and certainly rules about not advertising plants for sale FOR the purpose of getting high if there MIGHT be banned substances in such plants….But I would like to know if anyone has been prosecuted and convicted simply for going out into their OWN yard and eating some of their own legally purchased and legally owned plants?? Seriously? Can anyone direct me to a law or case? I really want to know? Until proven otherwise I am counting all the warnings it is illegal to be baseless presuptions

    Reply
    • Food For Net

      September 4, 2019 at 7:40 am

      Can you cite the law which would make baseless presumptions illegal Dougie?

      Reply
  3. Phelan Thorolf

    December 3, 2020 at 1:09 am

    Most of the state’s in the U.S.A. usually
    want to be a__holes when it comes to
    someone using Mother Nature’s gifts to spiritually enlighten themselves. I have heard that two western states, like Oregon and Colorado are going to
    legalize the use of Psilocybin mushrooms, which is a good thing.
    But, these Bible Belt states in the southeast, I really don’t believe they ever will. I read somewhere that the
    state of Louisiana made a law that any
    plant that had hallucinogenic alkaloids
    in it was against the law to consume.
    The Bible Belt states don’t really believe in religious freedom, therefore
    the Bible Belt states are really against
    the American Constitution, which states you have freedom of speech, and freedom of religion, that means any religion. Most of the Christian
    churches in the Bible Belt South believe it is their way or the highway.
    That must be why I heard that saying
    there would come a time when Jesus
    Christ would spit all the church’s from
    his mouth because of their unfair practices. Personally, I hope I have stepped on some toes! Personally I
    really want to stomp on their toes!!!

    Reply
    • Nick Verdone

      March 28, 2021 at 1:11 am

      I never thought I’d be able to grow my own marijuana legally in oklahoma but now I can. Shit surprises you sometimes.

      Reply
      • Christopher

        October 12, 2021 at 3:56 pm

        Your lucky, can’t grow it here yet fingers crossed we might in the future

        Reply
    • Mark McNulty

      June 29, 2021 at 3:24 pm

      It’s not much different in so-called “liberal” states. Instead of a lack of religious freedom like in the Bible belt, they censor your speech and force you to pray to Mother Earth and believe in globull warming and make you pay repentance for your sins with higher gas taxes and carbon credits. Not to mention the gun laws! We do not have a free Constitutional Republic anywhere, we have an authoritarian socialist state with regional variations of oppression and sham elections.

      Reply
    • Justine

      July 10, 2021 at 7:34 pm

      Oregon has legalized the use of psilocybin, but only when used in conjunction with a specialized therapist. It isn’t just use it when you want to. I do believe two towns in California have just legalized it outright though.

      Reply
    • Kathy Russell

      February 20, 2022 at 7:00 pm

      No shit, I had to move back to Tennessee from Colorado, and now I can’t smoke pot anymore cause I need pain pills to function and it’s still illegal here in Tennessee…they are such backward ass shits here, I hate Tennessee, but didn’t have a choice about coming back…

      Reply
      • Pam's kid

        September 12, 2022 at 4:06 pm

        Moving there myself from Montana. Sad that I’ll have to take pharmaceuticals to sleep and for chronic pain when marijuana edibles do the trick for me. Not worth the risk of getting caught with it. Oh well. Let’s keep praying it’s legal soon. 🙏

        Reply
  4. Paul F Memoli

    January 22, 2021 at 10:05 am

    You can buy morning glory seeds that have not been dosed with pesticides. You need about 400 – 500 seeds to extract enough LSA to have a weak psychedelic journey. Some people use a Mortar and pestle are implements used since ancient times to prepare ingredients or substances by crushing and grinding them into a fine paste or powder in the kitchen, laboratory, and pharmacy. The mortar (/ˈmɔːrtər/) is a bowltypically made of hard wood, metal, ceramic, or hard stone,.

    Modern food processors work just as well.
    Some people soak the powdered seeds in water for a week or more, others use vodka. It could take several attempts before you finagle your elixir into a godlike potion.
    You will also probably get stomach cramps…. relatively minor price to pay!

    Reply

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