Firstly, thank you for such a fine reply. I feel harmalas to be protective too. They are very anxiolytic and calm me down better than anything.
I can attest to this effect myself. Like you, I've leveled my state of mind a number of times with rue.
Here is the text (in french) from 2005 who bans ayahuasca or analogue plants and harmalas alkaloïds. The curious fact is that even if it is banned in France, we can get rue on french legal websites, some even propose to pick it up at the shop's counter. I think as long as it doesn't lead to public order disturbance, street mess or public health problems it is not very watched.
What about caapi? Maybe as the Daime doesn't use rue they don't care that much about it.
As is the same with DMT containing grasses, salvinorin a containing sages, amanitas, psilocybin mushrooms, and much more... I have no need for buying or even growing any of my medicines 
This year I may be able to pick some seeds, it grows in certain areas here. How long do you consider the seeds keep fresh, in the sense that you can perceive the differences you mentioned?Rue growing in infinite amounts all over the country I live in, I have no problem obtaining the seeds
You managed to escape! Enjoy your freedom from it!
I deleted my Facebook account a few years ago, and now every time I try to open a new one, they disable it within 12 hours.
When I see it, I buy it. Doesn't matter that I have probably more than a lifetime's supply. Also, I have a couple of promising-looking young plants that seem to be happy sharing a pot with an amaryllis. The compost gnats have disappeared since the rue started growing, too…With rue being prolific in Islamic culture, I see no problem obtaining it in Europe
I'm keeping my fingers crossed here - my last attempt got destroyed by a storm downburst! And in the middle of summer, too. If these beauties survive through 'til next spring and beyond, it will be great. Some pics of flowering rue (alongside some lovely Pedros) that @Jagube posted were a massive inspiration in this direction.Wow, a live rue plant. That's quite an achievement!
يد الجوزاء actually means "hand of the Gemini(twin)", not sure if my search was accurate but I saw that Betelgeuse is in Orion and Gemini is next to it, so it kinda makes sense but still confusing. Maybe a mistake in associating the arabic names to the wrong stars.
When I took harmalas a day after taking HBWR seeds, I had nasty brainzaps for 2 weeks. Not sure if it was bcz of bad combo or just too much for my brain
Mine should be big by now 7/8 years, that is if my family didn't unearth it, I will know very soonWow, a live rue plant. That's quite an achievement!
Speaking of stems/leaves, my indoor grown plants there have a remarkably coffee-like scent which sticks to the fingers for a short while after stroking the leaves. Naturally, this leaves me wondering whether the plant is producing similar aroma compounds (pyrazines?) to those responsible for the scent of roasted coffee beans (and also bacon - hmmm…)
tangential footnote, 'unearth' ≠ 'dig up' - it is a phrase more often used metaphorically to mean 'discover' or 'rediscover', e.g., "the nation reeled with shock as new evidence of kikker's hidden influence was unearthed".
That's very much a one-hit wonder with the amount of space I have available for rue plants (i.e. not very much).
