Legal Highs since the begining of time

Sep 21
09:34

2009

Argiro Mike

Argiro Mike

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Feeling euphoric, dizzy with heightened awareness of self, lighthearted and happy are some signs of being on a ‘high’. People crave the momentary pleasure that gives a sense of perennial happiness to an extent that constantly endangers their lives and their very essence of being by courting drugs that are clearly illegal and unsafe. The advent of legal highs has to a certain degree, stemmed the use of illegal drugs. In reality, very few are aware of the nature of the legal highs. Does the word ‘legal’ ensure its safe nature? Some legal herbs offer a marked level of safety when compared to other legal high options.

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LEGAL HIGHS HAVE BEEN USED SINCE THE BEGINNING OF TIME

Bhang is prepared from the leaves and flowers of the female cannabis plant and is consumed either as a beverage or smoked in the Indian subcontinent during the festival of Holi. It is an age-old ritual associated with Lord Shiva.
There are government authorized bhang shops in India where it is sold in the form of cookies and snacks like vadas,Legal Highs since the begining of time Articles and pakoras and are consumed with gusto to get an intoxicating effect.

Salvia divinorum is another legal high found in certain part of Mexico, where it is steeped in religious traditions and has been around for a long time. It is used for divination to provide shamanic visions while curing. Lower dosages are used for remedial measures. It is used as a diuretic to treat diarrhea, headaches, and rheumatism. They were ingested by preparing tea but are now available in different forms packed in shiny little packages designed to attract the young and old alike for it is has a potent, instantaneous, and strange effect when smoked. It is banned in Italy and Australia.

Kratom is a medicinal leaf of a native Southeast Asian plant grown widely in Indonesia. It belongs to the same family as coffee and has psychoactive properties. Labourers, working in the farm desiring a numbing and stimulating effect, chew it continuously. It causes an effect similar to a combination of cocaine and heroin and is illegal only in Thailand and Australia.

San Pedro cactus is found in Andes Mountains of Peru and is known for its uses as traditional medicine. It has been used for healing and religious divination purposes for over 3000 years. It is very popular as a treatment for nervous conditions, drug addictions, high blood pressure and cardiac diseases. It is a mild stimulant but can be used as a psychedelia for 12 hours. Most of them throw up after consuming large amounts of this bitter cactus and it is legal everywhere.

These four are just few drops in the ocean of legal high floating around at present that are truly a blast from the past, from the beginning of time.


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