Ban this flower filth now

[StoneHappyMonday]

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/06/high-danger-hydrangea-french-police-hunt-gang

Some gardeners prefer the spiky Hydrangea paniculata; others opt for the smoother mop-head varieties such as Hydrangea macrophylla. Others, often those with yellow as opposed to green fingers, do not much care. They just like to rip off the petals of any old hydrangea – also known as hortensia – and smoke them, police in France have claimed.

Gendarme in northern France are on the trail of the "Hortensia Gang", acting on reports that dozens of the wintering plants have been stolen or severely pruned in the past few weeks.

Initially sceptical that youngsters were roaming private and public gardens chopping off hydrangea heads and leaves to dry, mix with tobacco, and smoke as a cheap alternative to cannabis, police say they are now investigating.

As part of their inquiries, officers spoke to local pharmacists who confirmed the hallucinogenic and euphoria-inducing effects of the hydrangea bloom, of which there are thousands of varieties. Experts say the effect is similar to that of Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) found in the cannabis plant.

 

[mydrugbuddy]

interesting. I might be obtaining some seeds for this years crop.

 

[pinkpapaver]

is this right> I thought they only worked as a soil acidity indicator.

 

[StoneHappyMonday]

Its in the Guardian, of course its right.

 

[mydrugbuddy]

everyone knows it's left.

 

[foolsgold]

they seem very easy to grow as well

 

[masaz]

everyone knows it's left.

lol

 

[maxalfie]

Off to the garden centre,adios

 

[mydrugbuddy]

there's going to be a sudden spike in demand.

 

[swampdragon]

Don't bother from seed, they're a big shrub. Probably around a tenner from the garden centre.. never tried them, though.

 

[maxalfie]

I wonder if these were growing in the Blue Peter garden that time it got trashed?
Flower smoking addicts would explain it all.

 

[missmeyet?]

I have some that are dead from sitting in winter weather on my back porch right now!

 

[Si Dread]

You wanna know whats funny? That fucking plant used to grow over my path, at my old flat, & I'd cut the damned thing back to the point of killing it, but no it always grew back! Always grew back!

 

[brimz]

be banning Poppys next they oughta ban fukin piss head s there fore Hops , yeast except for breadmaking elderberrys ets evil vile shite i detest it .

 

[Mental Kenny]

Hops are great in a herbal tea, nice and relaxing, good taste. They're godly in beer, obviously.

 

[knock]

Excuse me, got some HR just in about this plant:

H. paniculata is sometimes smoked as an intoxicant, despite the danger of illness and/or death due to the cyanide present as cyanogenic glycosides.

Stay safe plant smokers!

 

[mydrugbuddy]

Don't bother from seed, they're a big shrub. Probably around a tenner from the garden centre.. never tried them, though.

Interesting point, so presumably Id have to wait years for the seeds to grow into a bush. There is something very satisfying about growing things from seeds though, but if it means I have to wait 5 years or something before they become a mature bush, then that is too long to wait. I may have turned a corner, and be out of this 'game' by then.

 

[babylonboy]

It's nature's very own pH indicator! If that's not more mind-blowing to the youth of today than some intoxicating high, then I'm some out of touch chemist or something,

 

[Jackal]

Excuse me, got some HR just in about this plant:



Stay safe plant smokers!

I wonder if it's possible to do a DIY Cyanide extraction? Could be useful if the Secret police ever make an appearance.

 

[pinkpapaver]

my dad was at the doctors the other day and there were a couple of students wanted to quiz him. So the took him away and quizzed him about smoking and made him tell them everything he had ever smoked. He said the only thing I haven't smoked is a pipe. I've smoked roll ups, hamlets, cigarettes, tea, turf and paper. He said they thought he was joking.