The latest naturally occurring drug to come under the spotlight of the legislative body at the state Senate is Salvia Divinorum. This harmless sounding member of the herb family was used by native Americans as a mild hallucinogenic. Recently use of it in the concentrated form – potentiated Salvia – has increased. A small dose of the concentrated form of salvia induces a unique hallucinogenic state unlike that caused by other hallucinogens.
The bill that is currently making its way through the state Senate will see the sale of Salvia to those under 18 made illegal and punishable by up to 6 months is jail and carrying a fine of $1000.
There is strong feeling about the drug – which currently completely legal in many US States and in countries across the world – and on the part it might play in society. Says one commentator: “Salvia use among college students and teenagers is part of a larger drug abuse problem our society needs to address.”
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