A joke, yes. We will laugh in the car.
Maybe its because I've been away from the other members of Lowbar for a while. Maybe it's because I am hard-wired to a crying baby but it seems to me that my co-horts have gone off the deep end. I'm not sure what Capt. Heinous is even talking about in his last post. Did he quit his job? Is he contemplating lesbianism? Is he sober now? I have no idea.
And then there is BK Freshmilk. He seems to be trying to acquire all the soon-to-be-illegal drugs he can get his hands on. Back-in-da-day I too enjoyed researching legal pharmeceuticals (and that's why I'm worried about BK). There are others which are more interesting than ephedra (in my opinion). For example, DXM (Dextromethorphan) found in Robotussin causes euphoria, CNS stimulation and hallucinations not to mention a funny walk (robo walk). Then there is a whole slew of natural plants that will alter one's mind: Datura, Morning Glory Seeds, Nutmeg and San Pedro Cactus to name a few. It's interesting how the Feds made ephedra illegal (which is naturally found in the plant Mau Huang and Mormon Tea) and yet plants such as the ones mentioned above are legal. It's all a question of popularity. If enough neer-do-wells ingest a sustance and die or bash the substance then the Federal Government will make it illegal (just ask marijuana).
My pick for the most ironic treatment of a controlled substance is the Peyote cactus. Peyote only grows in Southern Texas and Northern Mexico. It is in plentiful supply in Mexico but it is illegal there. It is in diminished supply in Texas but it is legal to consume and possess peyote if you are a Native American. Peyote has become increasingly popular among Indian tribes and demand has outpaced supply. Peyote farmers use rancher's land to grow (it cannot be cultivated, it must grow naturally) but the ranchers make more money raising cattle than they do selling peyote so there isn't much incentive to keep the plant alive. I predict that in the US peyote will become extinct in the next fifty years. Big deal you say? Well here's the thing about peyote. It is an amazing plant. Peyote contains over fifty alkaloids and alkaloids have intricate structures that mimic the neurotransmitters in the brain, hence the psychoactive properties of these plants. Science has only scratched the surface of what these alkaloids can do to help mankind. So in the same spirit as BK buying up all the legal ephedra he can find, I am going to buy up all the ranch land in Southern Texas I can find and grow peyote. Come on down y'all. We'll throw a ephedra/peyote/lesbian/paraterminally intoxicated behavioral reorder party.
