| Salvia Divinorum – Nature's Legal | | | | of the approximately 1000 species of Salvia |
| Hallucinogen | | | | and is the only species with vision-inducing, |
| | | | hallucinogenic qualities. The Mazateca |
| A few weeks ago I saw a news item on TV about | | | | Indians, from the Mexican province of Oaxaca, |
| what was called a "legal hallucinogen" that | | | | have used it in religious ceremonies leading |
| was freely available to anyone, including | | | | to healings and divine inspiration for |
| your children. It can be grown in a garden, | | | | hundreds of years. |
| is a member of the mint/basil family and is | | | | |
| sure to be featured on a neighborhood corner | | | | It is commonly smoked...using a bong or water |
| near you sooner or later. | | | | pipe...or chewed by using 10 or more large, |
| | | | fresh leaves that have been rolled in a ball |
| The facts about this hallucinogenic are | | | | or dried leaves that have been re-hydrated by |
| presented here to keep you forewarned and up | | | | soaking in water. |
| to date on the truth about a drug that will | | | | |
| be offered to your children at some point in | | | | There's numerous Internet sites that will |
| the future ... that could be tomorrow, next | | | | sell Salvia joints, dried leaves and vials of |
| month, next year. Using Google, or any other | | | | extract in various strengths to anyone. Free |
| search engine, you will find 20 or more pages | | | | instruction on how to get the most intense or |
| of sites offering Salvia Divinorum | | | | best experience from the self-induced high |
| information or products for sale. | | | | can be easily found on many websites. You can |
| | | | be sure that your kids will have their heads |
| Salvia Divinorum is touted all over the | | | | stuffed full of the mythical "legality" of |
| Internet as a visionary herb and not a | | | | using Salvia Divinorum, from either these |
| recreational drug. It is supposedly used for | | | | websites or their friends. |
| meditation and self-reflection. It has been | | | | |
| called "legal pot" and "legal acid." The | | | | The use of Salvia impairs coordination; |
| people and groups touting the use of this | | | | therefore, driving under its influence could |
| plant put a lot of emphasis on spiritual | | | | be fatal! This drug alters perception and |
| experiences, divination (predicting the | | | | behavior, immersing users in a dream-like |
| future) and magical time travel experiences. | | | | state of awareness. This drug-induced state |
| | | | will sometimes imitate sleepwalking, which |
| What young person just experiencing the world | | | | could be very dangerous to young users. |
| wouldn't be attracted by those touted | | | | |
| experiences? Time Travel? Damn, it interests | | | | Only four states (at the time of this |
| me and I am so far from being a naïve | | | | writing) in the United States either forbid |
| child that I barely remember that time in my | | | | or restrict the use of Salvia Divinorum: |
| life. How do you think your child would | | | | Delaware, Louisiana, Missouri and Tennessee. |
| perceive the anticipated experience of time | | | | The following countries have laws either |
| travel? | | | | forbidding or restricting use of this drug: |
| | | | Australia, Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Norway, |
| The plant is native to the Sierra Mazateca, | | | | Sweden, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Estonia and |
| Mexico, and is called Diviner's Sage or | | | | South Korea. |
| Divine Mint. Salvia Divinorum is one member | | | | |