Hi! I’m someone who deals with anxiety a lot. You may have seen my post about weed/hemp. I love myself some good hemp but unfortunately it’s quite expensive, and I’m also a huge fan of growing and cultivating things (though with ADHD it can be quite hard to remember to take care of it…)

Is there any plant out there that’s known (scientifically proven) to have relaxing effects without being addictive and also possible to grow without getting me arrested for growing it? It sounds like something that would be way too good to be possible, but I thought I would ask.

Thanks for the help in advance!

  • Hurvitz [they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    6 months ago

    there’s ashwagandha but I think you’d have to grow quite a bit of it to get enough roots to make a supplement from it? I’ve not directly heard of anyone growing it themselves but it ought to be possible given the right climate or an indoor setup. There’s also the problem that it isn’t really known what it does and doesn’t do or how it works, though many people take it for anxiety or other reasons.

    You could also grow non-THC hemp I guess (assuming you aren’t in a legal state). someone’s gotta have more ideas than that tho

      • Rx_Hawk [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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        6 months ago

        https://www.fda.gov/news-events/congressional-testimony/hemp-production-and-2018-farm-bill-07252019

        In December of 2018, the 2018 Farm Bill was signed into law. It removed hemp, defined as cannabis (Cannabis sativa L.) and derivatives of cannabis with extremely low concentrations of the psychoactive compound delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) (no more than 0.3 percent THC on a dry weight basis), from the definition of marijuana in the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).

        You may want to do more research than I have, but I think non-THC hemp is fine.

        • EelBolshevikism [none/use name]@hexbear.netOPEnglish
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          6 months ago

          Unfortunately, at-home hemp growth is still illegal and even if it wasn’t it would be just as risky without a license as if it was legal, because cops can’t tell the difference between weed and hemp. Partially because there isn’t really a difference and partially because they’re incompetent. And you’d have to be SURE it had less than 0.3% thc if you’re trying to rely on the court finding you not guilty afterwards, which is basically impossible because at least one piece of bud is going to have more than 0.3%