Some people - anything for a high
Posted on 12/03/2007 12:55:42 PM PST by Squidpup
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Law enforcement authorities have discovered that people are willing to go to great lengths to get high, including a troubling new method that features a frightened toad.
"Toad smoking," which is a substitute for "toad licking," is done by extracting venom from the Sonoran Desert toad of the Colorado River. The toad's venom — which is secreted when the toad gets angry or scared — contains a hallucinogen called bufotenine that can be dried and smoked to produce a buzz.
In October, a Kansas City man was charged with possessing a controlled substance after Clay County authorities determined he possessed a toad with the intent to use its venom to get high.
Clay County Prosecutor Daniel White said possessing the toad is not illegal, but using it to get high off its venom is.
"It is easier to get it, and law enforcement might not immediately know you use it to get high," White said. "It's sort of a New Age way to get high. You convince yourself it is OK because it is something you get naturally from our environment.
"There are a lot of things that are created naturally but they are still not legal," he said.
White said that for years people experimented with "toad licking," and now toad smoking is considered a substitute. To do so, a person heats up the frog's venom to break down its toxins and preserve the hallucinogen, which is dried.
He said some Internet sites feature an instructional video on how to extract the toad's venom.
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Some people - anything for a high
At least it’s a step up from the butt hash being smoked in Florida.
I prefer the seratonin in banana peels. To each his own!
It is only legal to get high and substances your government is taxing.
Helen Thomas picture... ?
They call you Mellow Yellow?
I’m warning ALL of you-you can have my bufotenine coated Colorado River toad when you pry him from my dead hands!
Oh, God, that’s the best graphic ever (Guys in the other cubicles now coming over).
I tried smoking a toad once (hard to keep the darn things lit) and instantly got a whole bunch of warts all over my face.
‘Scuse me while I smoke this toad.
Then let's have a Toad Tax (so named after Ted Kennedy).
I wonder if anyone’s tried to get high from licking a crocodile yet.
I pretty much stole it. There are other “interesting” graphics I could have posted regarding toad licking
Sittin’ downtown in a railway station.
One toad over the line.
Last time I scared a toad he pee’d on me! :(
I am thinking I might take up “toad smoking” while watching Sunday Night football on NBC.
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