Posted on 02/02/2008 2:00:07 PM PST by secretagent
JUNEAU, Alaska, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Alaska is one of 12 U.S. states considering making salvia, a potent natural hallucinogen which is a species of sage, illegal.
The hallucinogenic salvia divinorum is not banned by the federal Controlled Substances Act and is only illegal in six states, The Anchorage (Alaska) Daily News reported Saturday.
Republican state Sen. Gene Therriault, who said the substance's effects are dangerously powerful and similar to LSD, has been the heading the charge to ban it in Alaska
A user said the drug made her and her boyfriend "melt to the wall," the newspaper said.
"The jury's still out because there's not been a lot of study. But whenever there's uncertainty with a substance of this potency, there's a need to prevent injuries," said Therriault's legislative aide, Dave Stancliff.
States largely haven’t bothered with salvia divinorum because the process for ingesting it is so complicated and little used.
Parsley, Rosemary and Thyme were unavailable for comment.
So these states are creating yet another black market for criminals to profit from? How very wise...
A user said the drug made her and her boyfriend “melt to the wall,” the newspaper said.
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Wait one minute- were they in an igloo????
* Salvia Divinorum is 100% legal in all countries except Australia.
* Salvia Divinorum contains no nicotine, is not addictive non-habit forming.
* Salvia Divinorum is the worlds most powerful entheogenic herb, it is not a hallucinogen. The Salvia experience is very real, completely safe and natural.
A misleading Salvia website posted above. While not illegal yet by the fedgov, six states in the US have banned it, as per the UPI article.
Agree. Most illegal drugs should be legalized and regulated like tobacco and alchohol.
It’s ridiculous in this day and age that we continue to support criminals and terrorists by keeping drugs illegal.
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No easy-to-consume "distilled Salvia" party pill yet?
Is it illegal in New Mexico? If so, the people who bought our house might be in trouble. My wife planted that stuff all over our back yard. Pretty flowers.
See Mojave's comment - it may be too difficult to process into a popular consumer item.
First they came for the pot...
Then they came for the sage...
That just leaves the toad-tummy-gummers to be regulated.
I will never understand the concept of ‘banning’ a plant. I have poison berries in the woods near my house, maybe they better come ‘ban’ them quick!! Before someone gets hurt.
A story echoed through the news media that the inner lining of a banana could be dried and smoked for a great high. A certain subset of our populace literally "went bananas" and wasted their time and money on the produce only to discover it didn't work.
At that same time, Donovan had a song out called Mellow Yellow, with the embedded lyric line:
Electrical banana
Is gonna be a sudden craze
Electrical banana
Is bound to be the very next phase
They call it mellow yellow
A user said the drug made her and her boyfriend “melt to the wall,” the newspaper said.
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They might have possibly been, but then again Global Warming has caused Alaska to become a subtropic resort location, so maybe not. /sarcasm
Shall I bring a lasuit against the city for growing sage on city property?
The hairy reid species is the worst. They ought to focus on eradicating that one first.
Sure. When in doubt, ban it. The government will always be there to save people from themselves!
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