Posted on 05/26/2006 1:11:43 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
A herb that makes you hallucinate is perfectly legal in Texas. The drug is sold without a prescription, and medical experts say it's dangerous.
At the Gas Pipe in Austin, Purple Sticky Salvia is sold for $20, along with a list of safety instructions on how to smoke it.
However, some argue that the list is not enough — the product should be banned by state and federal governments.
Purple Sticky Salvia is an all-natural hallucinogen, made from native plants used in landscaping. In Mexico, it has been used in religious ceremonies for centuries.
"It is something that I think it's very real, and has the potential to do some real damage," said Dr. John Roache, a clinical pharmacologist at the University of Texas Health Science Center.
Roache is skeptical of the herb salvia divinorum, which can also be purchased online. One place it can't be found is on the Drug Enforcement Agency's list of controlled substances, and experts say that's a problem.
"I do consider it very dangerous, and I think it's only a matter of time before it will become illegal," Roache said.
Now teens are using it for their own trips.
"For a few minutes you see stuff, you hallucinate for a little bit," user Steve Fanning said.
D.A.R.E. coordinator Dep. George Little is baffled by the product's accessibility.
"There comes a time when somebody ought to say enough is enough," Little said.
He says if people are smoking it and hallucinating, then it needs to be off the market.
"Just because something's legal, doesn't necessarily make it right," Little said.
So far, a handful of states are considering outlawing this drug. Louisiana and Missouri have already done so, and several other countries have named it a controlled substance.
Good thing the stupid nanny staters haven't seen that book.
Don't know about that plant.........
Good, more government solutions to nonproblems. Let's kick in every door in the country and spend billions of dollars looking for this plant. After all, it's not like our country has real problems to address.
I guess the Nanny state has got to keep people from hurting themselves. One may think one is an adult, but one is simply another child of the state.
Belladonna is also legal, but I don't think that the PTB have to worry about criminalising it. I don't think anyone ever uses it more than once.
Can't be any worse than Jimson Weed....
Morning glory seeds give you a much better trip.
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Your right about the Belladonna. I know people who have used Salvia, they all say they will not do it again.
Little side note. One of the drugs used a lot by the Manson Family was Belladonna.
ERADICATE ALL BUFO TOADS!!!!!!!!!!!!
THIS IS WAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No, it's just reality. But perhaps you thought that slavery was right?
But what if I take it while posting on FR? If anybody posts a pic of some ugly lib, will I see kaleidoscopic visions of Helen Thomas? I don't think I can deal with that....
OH! SALVIA(Sage).. nevermind.. ;^)
you know, you can't get high unless you're breathing, therefore, I think air should be outlawed!
How long before Purple Sticky Salvia is found to:
(a) Have the greatest biomass of any plant on the earth and will solve the planet's energy needs forever;
(b) Rumored to cure all cancers and most debilitating diseases;
(c) Allow patients with terminal "ribbon" diseases to live out their lives in physical comfort and mental ease.
??
10...9...8...7...
Yeah, don't want any unfair competition to the manufacturers of booze and pills.
You will not escape from reality, you will be assimilated.
MAGIC MINT. SALLIE D. DIVINER'S SAGE. FRESHMAN SELECTION. PURPLE STICKY. THE HERB SALVIA IS KNOWN BY MANY NAMES.
IT IS ALSO KNOWN AS "THE DRUG THE GOVERNMENT FORGOT TO BAN."
SEVEN-ON-YOUR-SIDE'S JASON PEDERSON TAKES A LOOK.
AN INTERNET CONNECTION AND $65 DOLLARS. THREE DAYS LATER WE HAD AN OUNCE OF SALVIA LEAVES AND TWO GRAM SIZED BAGS OF CONCENTRATED SALVIA EXTRACT.
(Dr. Joseph Banken/U.A.M.S.) "It is the most powerful natural hallucinogen known."
DR. JOSEPH BANKEN IS A CLINICAL PSYCHIATRIST WITH UAMS. BANKEN ALSO RESEARCHES THE EFFECTS OF RECREATIONAL DRUGS, INCLUDING SALVIA.
THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF SPECIES OF SALVIA, MANY USED IN LANDSCAPING AND GARDENING. SALVIA DIVINORUM HAS BEEN USED FOR CENTURIES IN MEXICO DURING RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES. THE MAZATEC INDIANS BELIEVED THE BITTER HERB...FROM THE MINT FAMILY...HELPED THEM COMMUNICATE WITH SPIRITS.
IN LOW CONCENTRATIONS SALIVA CREATES A PLEASANT EUPHORIA OR MILD HALLUCINATIONS. BUT HIGHER DOSES CAN PRODUCE OUT OF BODY EXPERIENCES, A FEELING OF HEIGHTENED AWARENESS, PARANOIA AND DISTURBING OR CONFUSING VISIONS.
(Dr. Banken) "It is very rapid acting and very short in its primary effect."
(William Bryant/Asst. Special Agent in Charge, DEA) "If you smoke it it is supposed to be able to get you high in approximately 15 to 30 seconds and that high will last anywhere from 10 to 15 to 20 minutes."
ALTHOUGH SALVIA IS NOT A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, BRYANT SAYS THE DEA DOES CLASSIFY IT AS A DRUG OF CONCERN.
DELAWARE WILL SOON JOIN MISSOURI AND LOUISIANA AS THE ONLY STATES THAT HAVE OUTLAWED SALVIA. A HANDFUL OF OTHER STATES...NEW YORK, ILLINOIS, ALASKA, TENNESSEE AND NEW JERSEY...ARE CONSIDERING TAKING SUCH ACTION.
CLOSE TO A DOZEN COUNTRIES, INCLUDING DENMARK, SWEDEN, AUSTRALIA, ITALY, BELGIUM, SOUTH KOREA, AND BRAZIL...HAVE MADE SALVIA A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. IN FACT, SOME COUNTRIES THAT HAVE OUTLAWED SALVIA TAKE A MORE PERMISSIVE STANCE ON DRUGS LIKE MARIJUANA.
(Dr. Banken) "I've not seen that that has helped when drugs have been made illegal in all cases but it should be...it should be more tightly controlled. That people can order it right from the internet and it be delivered to their home is of great concern."
THAT IS HOW 17 YEAR-OLD BRETT CHIDESTER GOT HIS SALVIA...OVER THE INTERNET.
AFTER THE DELAWARE TEEN COMMITTED SUICIDE, HIS PARENTS FOUND A SUICIDE NOTE THAT SUGGESTS THE DRUG INFLUENCED HIS DECISION TO END HIS LIFE.
(Kathleen Chidester/Delaware) "He said he wanted to explore the boundaries that we have...you know once he took that salvia he wanted to explore and go beyond the senses and the boundaries that we have here on earth."
(Dr. Banken) "My concern is if a person is already depressed or anxious it could certainly make those conditions considerably worse."
TEENAGERS HAVE BEEN LINKED TO SALVIA USE IN SEVERAL ARKANSAS CITIES, INCLUDING JONESBORO, FAYETTEVILLE, MALVERN, KIRBY, AND BATESVILLE.
(Bryant) "Just because a substance...if it is not classified or scheduled doesn't mean its healthy for you. The research is still going on what this substance is doing to our kids."
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT SALVIA...AGENT BRYANT SUGGESTS YOU VISIT THE D-E-A'S WEBSITE WHICH IS LINKED THROUGH OURS AT KATV.COM.
BY THE WAY...I VISITED TWO LITTLE ROCK HEAD SHOPS TODAY AND BOTH SELL SALVIA...MARKETED AS INCENSE
Oleander......very deadly.........
You can say that again, unlucky too.
Joann picked some the day of her wedding and it went
straight to hell after that!
Soap Opera bump.
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