Re: Teens Discover Morning Glories

**"Carol Matthews" c*@ns.sympatico.ca**

Hi Doreen and all:
    Interesting - I wrote a short article about the folklore surrounding Morning Glories about five years ago, mentioning the supposed hallucinogenic qualities (naive person that I am). Got an email from a reader asking how the obtain the seeds from the flower....
Carol

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Doreen Howard 
  To: North American Fruit Explorers ; gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org ; gardenwriters-on-gardening 
  Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 12:37 PM
  Subject: [GWL] Teens Discover Morning Glories

  This is from The Weekly Dirt, an ezine from Branch-Smith
  Doreen Howard

  Retailer keeps tabs on morning glory seeds
  TLC Florist & Greenhouses in Oklahoma City noticed an interesting phenomenon 
  that began this summer: groups of teenagers heading straight to the seed 
  display, grabbing packets of morning glories. "They were definitely not your 
  typical garden center patrons," said owner Linda Shackleford. A quick 
  Internet search clued her in. Apparently, the bored teens were using the 
  seeds to concoct a makeshift hallucinogenic drug. Shackleford and her staff 
  quickly clamped down, refusing to sell the seeds to younger customers. The 
  situation even garnered a warning for parents on the local TV news. 
  Shackleford said it was quite a nuisance for a while, but things have calmed 
  down.

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