I understand what you guys are getting at, but I never meant that this should be used for identifying illegal plants. Suppose I should have pointed that out. My bad.
Also, AFAIK most plants that are talked about on the Nexus are actually legal in a lot of places. It's just that they are used by people to make illegal substances. Taking a picture and identifying a plant thus poses no risk at all. Because honestly, it could be a jolly old man wanting to identify this random plant growing in his backyard. Its not like law enforcement is gonna come knocking at his door and suspect that he cooks dmt off the plant or something.
With
proper caution and some tact, most would be able to use this app to their benefit. If one lives in a country where the law is extremely watchful regarding such activities, it is recommended you only use the app for identifying legal plants. Preferably ones which are relatively common, to avoid further suspicion.
And I'm not saying this app can identify anything and is a better or more reliable source than books, journals etc. It is meant as a helpful tool for someone relatively inexperienced or one dealing with a plant difficult to identify. It is
not foolproof or 100% accurate .
As for linking, its a free app; Android users can use it without linking their personal details quite easily, if that is your worry.
And lastly, but
MOST IMPORTANTLY:
When you click a picture of the relevant plant in the application, what it does is provide you with ALL the possible plants it COULD be. Along with the names, it provides pictures of the plant which you use for reference so as to identify it. And AFTER you have identified your plant, it is up to you whether you choose to confirm which plant you successfully identified(so you can just select a legal plant) OR you may not even confirm anything at all, meaning that either the app failed to provide the concerned plant in its list or you merely chose not to share the information.
It DOES however use your location to make the database more helpful or perhaps for the reason we fear.
All in all, I think this can be very helpful to others, as it has been for me, to get at least a rough ID on plants you have little idea about. Heck it may be quite useful to people who've been doing this stuff for years.
But if one does not get a sure shot ID, this forum is the place you should come to without hesitation. Do not ever be 99% sure, it's always better to be a 100% sure when it comes to identifying such plants. Failure in identification can have very grave consequences. There are a lot many very similar looking plants out there, of which we are often looking for a specific strain.
Simply thought this is plenty useful
after reading the above you can decide for yourself if you want to use the app.
Cheers
EDIT: Screenshots added for clarification. Also, i understand some people may not be as tech savvy so do feel free to ask any questions you may have. I shall try my best to answer them accurately so that you may decide for yourself if you want to use the app or not!
