London Police intend to lay charges if sellers misrepresent the seeds as another drug. In some cases it causes death. According to the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , symptoms of jimson weed poisoning may include dry mucous membranes, thirst, difficulty swallowing and speaking, blurred vision and photophobia, followed by hyperthermia, confusion, agitation, combative behaviour, hallucinations, seizures and coma. Recreational users may ingest seeds or prepare jimson-based tea or cigarettes. The plant is also used in folk medicine to make topical salves and poultices.
Some teens learn how to use the plant through Web sites and newsgroups.
However, newsgroups accessed by CMAJ described it as a bad trip . It will allow you to do very stupid and dangerous things.