World Of Weed

Legal highs are drugs that are not prohibited by the United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs. The most common intoxicant is alcohol, but today many people are investigating the native intoxicating herbs and plants used by indigenous peoples, as well as modern intoxicating drugs that have not been deemed illegal.

Legal highs represent alternatives to illegal street drugs like Ecstasy and cocaine, they also are easier to get hold of and are less dangerous.

There are various types of intoxicants:

Stimulants, commonly called uppers, are psychoactive drugs. They cause a temporary improvement in psychical or mental functions. The effects are alertness, wakefulness and locomotion, among others. Some examples of these legal highs are caffeine, found in coffee, Nicotine, found in cigarettes, mephedrone and ephedrine.

Intoxicants are psychotropic substances that alter the brain function. This causes a change in mood, consciousness, perception and behaviour. They can be used recreationally, as medication or as entheogens. There are different kinds of intoxicants on the market that are considered legal highs. Salvia Divinorum, Hawaiian Baby Woodrose, nutmeg, DXM (Dextromethorphan) and ergot are just a few examples.

Deliriants
Deliriants are disassociative substances that can cause delirium. The effects include stupor, confabulation, confusion and regression to “phantom” behaviour. It can be said that people who use these substances are somewhat in a psychotic episode. Common examples of this type of drug include Datura, poisonous weeds that contain tropane alkaloids used as hallucinogens and Diphenhydramine, an over the counter antihistamine and sedative.

Depressants, commonly called uppers, temporarily remove a person’s ability to function. Sedation, anxiolysis and hypotension are the usual effects. The most commonly used form of this drug is alcohol, but kava, an ancient plant from the western Pacific and diethyl ether, commonly used as an anaesthetic are also available. Both have similar effects to those of alcohol and can be legally consumed.

These are just some of the most common types of legal highs. Most of them are available over the counter and also have medicinal or therapeutic properties, thus making them legally acceptable.

However, it should always be remembered that taking any legal highs should only be taken in moderation to avoid any damage to your health.