Mysterious Dane smuggles ritual plant : 62-year-old lands in court in Ahaus

On Tuesday morning, a case was on the agenda of the Ahauser Schöffengericht, which is not commonplace. The defendant, a 62-year-old Dane, accuses the prosecution of having imported Mimosa hostilis from the Netherlands to Germany. This is also known as Mimosa tenuiflora, Jurema preta and Black Jurema. Their bark serves as a dye, among other things. In parts of South America, the plant is used in soaps and ointments, but also because of its psycho…