Originally Posted by
dennis
only problem in this country would be that the feds would suspect that your going to make Ricin and try and engage in terroristic activities.
Yup. The beans are harmless unless eaten. I entertained the idea of growing some castor beans myself, but unless you grow a whole field of the stuff, you'd never get enough oil to make growing them for anything other than ornamental reasons worthwhile. It's interesting to know what the plant and beans look like though. A lot of people use castor oil in making soaps and such.