This study is a spinoff of the cross-disciplinary project “FloraGuard: Tackling the Illegal Trade in Endangered Plants”, and focuses on the analysis of online forums dedicated to the discussion and the trades of plant species, often highly endangered in nature, that are sought after for their psychotropic properties. The study sheds light on the interesting but overlooked area of the intersection of environmental crimes, illegal online trades, and drug use. Some species of conservation concern have known psychoactive/analgesic properties; as these properties are now openly and broadly discussed in specialised online communities, attention is required both as regards the potential for health-related harms suffered by reckless users, and for environmental-related harms for the species in question.

本研究是跨学科项目“FloraGuard：应对濒危植物非法贸易”的衍生项目，侧重于分析专门讨论和交易植物物种的在线论坛，这些植物物种通常在自然界中处于高度濒危状态。因其精神特性而受到追捧。该研究揭示了环境犯罪、非法在线交易和吸毒交叉的有趣但被忽视的领域。一些受保护的物种具有已知的精神活性/镇痛特性；由于这些特性现在在专门的在线社区中得到公开和广泛的讨论，因此需要注意鲁莽用户可能遭受的与健康相关的伤害，以及对相关物种的环境相关伤害。