So, some time ago, I was looking to buy lemongrass seeds. The lemongrass that is sold on either supermarkets or farmers markets usually has the leaves cut. And that’s precisely the leaves my wife looks for, to make tea.
Okay fine, let’s grow our own. We had little success growing from existing lemongrass, so why not try from seeds them.
Couldn’t find seeds on Home Depot. Found a seller on, guess what, Amazon.
There was no indication that the seller wasn’t in the US (but in retrospect, no indication he was) so I ordered without thinking much about it.
Fast forward a couple of months, I received the open packet (sans seeds) and a document indicating that import was not allowed. They also had lab test results attached, which indicated lemongrass seeds (by their scientific name) and some other seeds I can’t remember mixed in.
Now, all of this was legal, it’s just a customs rule violation(given the right paperwork, one should be able to import seeds, as I undestand it). Imagine what would have happened if the seller also had planted pot in the field, and got some of those mixed in...