Radula marginata
| Radula marginata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Marchantiophyta |
| Class: | Jungermanniopsida |
| Order: | Jungermanniales |
| Family: | Radulaceae |
| Genus: | Radula |
| Species: | R. marginata |
| Binomial name | |
| Radula marginata Taylor | |
Radula marginata is a species of plant in genus Radula, a genus of liverworts. It is native to New Zealand and Tasmania.[1][2] It has been found to contain cannabinoids.[3]
Cannabinoids
Users smoking the plant have experienced barely-discernable to absent effects.[4][citation needed] The cannabinoid is not THC, the main psychoactive chemical in cannabis, but it is of similar molecular structure.[3] The liverwort contains perrottetinene and perrottetinenic acid.[3] The quantity of cannabinoid present is much less than in cannabis.
Legal status
The liverwort grows as a common weed[citation needed]. Owning, growing and distributing the liverwort is legal.
Radula marginata has a long history of traditional use and is a taonga of the Māori people of New Zealand, so any attempt to prohibit its use would be a breach of the Treaty of Waitangi [citation needed].
References
- ↑ http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20l?id=GBIF2550163
- ↑ http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20l?id=GBIF2550057
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Toyota, M., et al. (2002). New bibenzyl cannabinoid from the New Zealand liverwort Radula marginata. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 50(10) 1390.
- ↑ http://www.tripme.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=1943