Wild Lettuce
BOTANICAL CLASSIFICATION
Family :
Asteraceae / Compositae
Genus :
Lactuca
Species :
virosa
COMMON NAMES
Wild Lettuce; Opium Lettuce; Bitter Lettuce; Great Lettuce; Lactucarium; Laitue vireuse; Poisonous Lettuce; Rakutu-Karyumu-So; Rauschlattich
EFFECTS CLASSIFICATION
Mild Sedative
DESCRIPTION
Biennial, growing up to 2-4 feet, maximum height of 6 feet (cultivated plants usually smaller). The erect stem, springing from a brown tap-root, is smooth and pale green, sometimes spotted with purple. Leaves are from 6 to 18 inches long, flowers are pale yellow, with large open clusters.
EXPERIENCES #
Closer to Smoking Lettuce than Opium, by Burnvictim
Testing the Homebrew, by Psi Locybe
Pain is Managable, by Don
What Works. What Doesn't., by Sprout
Slow, Warm Body High, by Woodsman