I am in NY and I have a friend in MI that I'd like to send some castor beans to. I know they are poisonous and seem to remeber some stuff in the news about people traveling with them and getting into trouble.
Does anyone know the legality of sending these seeds or where I can find out? I do not want to send him any if it is a no-no.
Hi Craig, There is no ban on sending them anywhere. I suppose you could get in trouble or at least become a suspect in illegal activities if you were shipping large quantities. It is sort of like papaver somniferum(opium poppy). You can buy seeds for garden use and trade them legally. It takes a lot of plants to make drugs. So if you were buy in massive quantities or growing huge fields of it, the authorities might be suspicious that you weren't just gardening. By the way, I just happened over here tonight, but there isn't as much traffic as over on the Seed Exchange forum. You probably would of received an answer over there right away. Remy
Personally, I have shipped castor beans in a envelope. But you have to watch the weight and postage. the post doesn't open your mail, so they won't know either way.
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