Louisiana State Act 159
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Signed into law June 28, 2005 and effective August 8, 2005, Louisiana State Act No 159 found in, Louisiana RS 40:989.1, outlawed the cultivation, possession or sale of 40 known hallucinogenic plants in the state of Louisiana. However, use of the plants "strictly for aesthetic, landscaping, or decorative purposes" was allowed.
[edit] Plants
The following were declared as "Hallucinogenic Plants" by the bill:
- Amanita muscaria
- Anadenanthera colubrina
- Anadenanthera peregrina
- Atropa belladonna
- Banisteriopsis spp.
- Brugmansia arborea
- Brunfelsia spp.
- Calea zacatechichi
- Conocybe spp.
- Datura spp.
- Erythrina spp. (spelled Erythina in the bill)
- Genista canariensis
- Heimia salicifolia (spelled Heimia salicfolia in the bill)
- Hyoscyamus niger
- Ipomoea violacea
- Kaempferia galanga
- Lagochilus inebrians (spelled Lagoehilus inebrians in the bill)
- Latua pubiflora (syn. Lycioplesium pubiflorum)
- Mandragora officinarum
- Mesembryanthemum spp.
- Methysticodendron amesianum
- Mimosa hostilis
- Oldmedioperebea sclerophylla (spelled Olmedioperebea sclerophylla in the bill; syn. Maquira sclerophylla)
- Panaeolus spp.
- Pancratium trianthum (spelled Pancreatium trianthum in the bill)
- Peganum harmala
- Physalis subglabrata
- Prestonia amazonica (syn. Haemadictyon amazonicum)
- Psilocybe spp.
- Rhynchosia spp.
- Rivea corymbosa
- Salvia divinorum
- Solanum carolinense
- Sophora secundiflora
- Stropharia spp.
- Tabernanthe iboga
- Tetrapteris methystica
- Vinca rosea (syn. Catharanthus roseus)
- Virola spp.
[edit] External links
- Text of RS 40:989.1 Louisiana State Law Webpage
- Text of HLS_05RS-52
- UNODC The plant kingdom and hallucinogens, Part I, II, III - This document appears to be the source of information the Louisiana legislators used regarding which species are hallucinogenic.
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