Growing Popularity of Salvia in California
Salvia Divinorum is a legal (mostly) naturally occurring hallucinogenic native to Mexico. The drug induces out of body experiences, and a trance-like experience. The legal status of the drug is being challenged by Assemblyman Anthony Adams in a bill currently working its way through the state Senate which will make sale of Salvia to anyone under 18 illegal and will carry a jail sentence of 6 months and a $1,000 fine.
Dr. Charles Grob of Harbor-UCLA Medical Center tells us that Salvia and its hallucinogenic effects are not well understood, and some elements of the bill introduced by Adams will prevent effective research on the drug.
Matt Nazareth, co-founder of the UCLA chapter of Students for Sensible Drug Policy opines that, at 18, one really isn’t prepared for a psychoactive hallucinogenic drug with the potency of Salvia. He, along with many others, advocates the criminalization of the sale of Salvia to minors.
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