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Texas Weighing Bills to Restrict Salvia Divinorum

Written by Jamie Simpson

Last Updated March 13, 2009

Three bills awaiting legislative hearings in Texas are proposing various methods of restricting and regulating the use and sale of salvia divinorum, a hallucinogenic drug commonly compared to LSD. It is widely available at smoke shops and online stores.

The proposed measures could ban the sale of the drug to minors or classify salvia divinorum in the Penalty Group 3 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act. This is the same classification currently given to marijuana.

If passed, one of the measures would make possession of up to 28 grams of the drug a Class A misdemeanor, and a greater amount would be classified as a felony, punishable by jail time and up to $50,000 in fines.

Lawmakers are concerned that YouTube videos depicting the use and effects of salvia divinorum glorify the use of the drug, which has been touted to provide induced hallucinations that do not last as long as similar effects of mushrooms or LSD.

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Al Sanity: ...

Of course your corporate legislators simply must defend the people from proven means to end addictions, such as Salvia. We wouldn't want the citizens getting straignt. They might figure out the matrix of lies they live in. And, without heorin, speed, and coke addicts, where would law enforcement be?

November 18, 2010

Sharon: ...

These synthetic substitutes are extremely dangerous if you do the research. I know people who have used it and they thought they were going to die and never used it again. I also have a grandson who uses it fairly regular and he now appears to be becoming seriously deranged. Rambling on and on about getting into other peoples dreams, the illuminati, paranormal activity and on and on. I would WAY rather he could smoke marijuana!!!!

April 19, 2012