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A species of Datura (or Jimson weed) is native to the American west and can often be seen growing in the Canyon Country of Utah. Any self proclaimed "herbalist" who ingests the stuff doesn't know his ass from a hole in the ground. Not only can it be lethal, it is NOT a fun high. The effect resembles what one might experience from strichnine poisoning. I have heard it called "widow's weed" because folklore has it that in the old days Hispanic women who wanted to rid themselves of an abusive husband would grind up the seeds and other plant parts and put it in his food.
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