BSCI 124 Lecture Notes

Department of Plant Biology, University of Maryland

LECTURE 31 - PSYCHOACTIVE PLANTS

I. Definition

II. History

III. Sources of Psychoactive Plants

IV. Chemistry of Psychoactive Plants

V. Uses of Psychoactive Plants

VI. Major Psychoactive Plants

VII. Other Hallucinogens

Other Sites of Interest:

Hallucinogenic mushrooms
Drugs of Abuse from the Drug Enforcement Agency: An excellent resource
Stimulants
The Psychedelic Library
Lycaeum-and Erowid- sites describing halucinogenic drugs
Marijuana
Cannabis, a British site
The LSD Conspiracy
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
Justice Information Center
International Narcotics Control Strategy Report
Cocaine and Federal Sentencing Policy: See Chapter 1-4

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Last revised Straney: March 30, 1999