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Florida makes salvia illegal

A hallucinogenic herb known as Salvia, which was sold legally in the state of Florida, will soon be illegal.

Governor Charlie Crist has signed the hallucinogenic herb law (HB 1363) which makes Salvia divinorum illegal and puts it in the same class of controlled substances as marijuana and LSD.

Salvia looks like crushed marijuana and users say it creates a high similar to marijuana, PCP, or even LSD. The drug comes from a plant that's commonly grown and used in Central America. Historians date its use by the Mazatecan Indians in Mexico as far back as the 16th Century.

Possessing the herb, often sold on the Internet, will be a felony punishable by up to five years in prison, when the law goes into effect July 1.

Several other states including South Carolina, Virginia and Illinois have also recently passed bills to make salvia illegal.

However, so far, the federal government and the DEA do not consider this drug illegal under federal law.

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Charlie Crist. : 2013-03-22 14:59:59
I am lame
Kevin. : 2011-07-27 21:13:49
Charlie Crist is a faggit.
average_jow. : 2011-05-25 20:24:18
Salvia leaves on the forehead to cure a headache?? Salvia tea to cure severe laryngitis?!

Spiritual insight is indeed an incredible healing power, isn't that enough without attaching superstitious beliefs to entheogens?

PepeLePeu. : 2011-05-22 16:05:30
I can't believe that Salvia is illegal.
I remember my mother cutting the leaves up and putting it in Cuban coffee when I was a child and had sever laryngitis. It went away right away.
Salvia leaves are used on your forehead when you have a headache.
It is a healing herb.
It has been used for years as such.
How could this become illegal?
What next?
How about making all prescription drugs illegal since youths use them in parties along with alcohol?
How about Afrin? that is very addictive!
Will we not be able to buy any cleaning agents because some youth can use it to get high, or others to commit suicide?
Why don't they outlaw driving because some people drink and drive?
How about knives? maybe that should be next because some people kill with them.
There is no logic in making a medicinal herb illegal because someone used it for evil. You might as well make everything illegal.
Porn is one. You can buy a porn magazine legally....the same one that a rapist or child molestor used before committing a crime.
Luby. : 2011-02-19 11:13:23
This is ridiculous! Banning to grow natural plants is going against nature. I can understand if selling without paying taxes should be illegal but some people need these plants.
yourgenerationisarrogant. : 2011-01-31 12:25:14
To those that are criticizing the individuals challenging Florida's laws, please realize that their poor grammar and language skills may be a product of Florida public schooling. As a Florida Public School student I've fought to keep certain drugs out of kids reach, however I've also seen firsthand how terrible the education system is. The majority of teachers are only teaching to the fcat and disregard any information that won't appear on the standardized test. Perhaps before you judge the students you should judge the system that forms the mold.
Anonymous. : 2010-12-14 12:24:31
"I notice that a lot of you who say Fla law sucks or who advocate the legality of drugs like pot and salvia can hardly spell the even the most simple words. Makes old farts like me wonder what kind of a generation that's coming up will be. "

While it is true that many in the younger generation are barely literate, it is unlikely that this has anything to do with "drugs," and no studies have shown any correlative influence.

If it bothers you, it would probably be more fruitful to look at general cultural and societal influences (proper speech and writing is looked down upon in may youth cultures, and let us now forget that many of the youth today spend most of their time immersed in non-literate media environments). Looking to the general failure of the education system also wouldn't hurt.

And you do need to be very careful before playing spelling/grammar-Nazi on the Internet, lest you draw unwanted attention to your own weaknesses (as an example, "Salvia" is the genus component of scientific binomial, and as such should be capitalized).

Grampa. : 2010-12-14 09:09:32
I notice that a lot of you who say Fla law sucks or who advocate the legality of drugs like pot and salvia can hardly spell the even the most simple words.
Makes old farts like me wonder what kind of a generation that's coming up will be. Can you imagine stoned congressmen and senators making our laws, spaced out cops coming to your rescue or calling for help when your house is on fire and all the firefighters are stoned or high?
I watched a brilliant grandson go down the tubes from drug abuse. At 21 he is no longer functional and relies on "a little help from his friends". I don't think he'll live to see his 30th birthday. I hope I pass on before he does because it will break this old man's heart. Be advised all you junkies and drug abusers out there--your conduct affects more people than you
may care to think about.
Yeah--ain't drugs grand?? Let's legalize everything and kill more kids.
Wake up America.
Fucking Florida . : 2010-12-11 12:19:58
Ive been living here for about 2 years andblet me tell u this shit is so damn stupid salvia is not even addictive bitches its not like you'll be doing it for the rest of your life you'll probably do it once and thats it. So salvia and weed are not legal but alcohol is?? Fuuck youu
knowledge . : 2010-09-09 23:57:48
i've tried salvia and honestly it was an experience. not necessarily good nor bad. i enjoyed it in that i shared that experience with my friends. should it have been made illegal . personally no. this is'nt something that will be a recreational drug. those that use , i am sure that it wasnt something which was habitually used. florida needs to relax on making herbs like salvia illegal and loosen up
dhw. : 2010-08-27 21:23:15
"high similar to marijuana"
:l ignorant writer
YURIEN. : 2010-07-28 05:35:49
MAN FUCK WHAT THIS NIQQAS SAYS WE STILL DO IT RIGHT
HighJinx. : 2009-12-15 20:46:11
I live in Florida and I love it i have been here my whole life and cant imagine living anywhere else, the history and environments are so diverse and rich. But unfortunately as someone else has already stated, the laws in Florida continue to get worse and worse. Weather its stricter legislation on marijuana, banning salvia, or crazy and fear driven animals laws managing our biological resources. Floridas population, history and government is outta control as we move from one of Americas richest frontiers into a saturated and polluted tourist/police state... man I miss old Florida
Salvia Sucks Balls. : 2009-06-05 15:24:19
Unlike real drugs, it sucks and isn't fun. I seriously doubt anyone is going to miss it, it's a novelty and a gimmick. The real problem is research chemicals chemists are cooking up in labs that are much, much stronger than any of the old drugs the hippies used. If you would legalize marijuana most people wouldn't resort to this kind of crap to get high. Salvia sucks, the only thing funny about it is how bad it sucks and how it is anything but a good drug. Anyone who would try it again really must be desperate to mess their brain up.
SuperHighMe. : 2009-04-30 15:00:19
well i think that weed and salvia is just as bad for you as a cigarettes so why not make weed and salvia leagle. just put a age limit on it and make laws around it, like dui and dwi.

we should stand up for what we belive in.
truth. : 2009-03-25 15:30:58
OMG we need to stand up for our rights
i know thos damn democrats think the constitution is out of date but it shouldnt be!! the government CANT make things illegal for no good reason, yes its probabbly bad but still, we should have the right to hurt ourselves.. FUCK THIS GOVERNMENT
but VIVA AMERICA!
jamesappk. : 2008-12-21 05:17:45
you know it,s not even the people who are from florida makeing the laws we have people from ny comeing hear and changing the laws i say if you dont like it get the hell out of our state anyone out there like hank williams jr if the south would have one mabe one day we the people can take our rights & choices back
jamesappk. : 2008-12-21 05:10:05
well like anything you push something or some people to hard and stuff happens you know now a days people are looking for stuff to stand up for like there rights and there choices and freedom so i say just keep pushing
youllNEVERknow!. : 2008-12-16 16:23:07
civil disobedience!!!!!!
jamesappk. : 2008-12-05 20:29:58
you know i have lived if florida for 28 years and each year the laws suck more and more land of the free my ass hell the law hear is more fucked up than the people they act like they help i personaly know cops who snort cocain smoke pot, smoke ice, and not to mention the hooker things but yet they decide what is right for the people who pay there wages i think well should all have the right to smoke snort shoot any thing we want aint that what being frees about haveing the choice to do to ourself what we choose so i ask you are we realy free or just like sheep being lead around
floridian oxy abuser. : 2008-12-04 12:38:50
this state is BS! i get fucked with way to much down here by police. Good thing weed is my drug of choice. Salvia just makes me go back in time, and I like that. It brings me back to about five years ago and I hang out with my old man who has passed on.... I smoke salvia to honestly see dead people (and talk with them too!). Fuck them laws I'm gonna keep on smokin whatever the fuck I want and keep on sayin fuck them laws. for real fuck them laws! wanna make something illegal? how bout the patriot act?
reverse idiot. : 2008-11-11 16:21:56
the idiots are the people who think that outlawing plants will protect their children
guest : 2008-11-11 14:17:37
you all are idiots
Machine. : 2008-10-18 11:49:46
I hate Florida it's a tourist state.
Incognito. : 2008-07-10 11:17:16
I did write him, twice, before he signed the bill. Florida is behind the times. People are actually leaving the state for many reasons, among them, the 1950ish thinking. It is not a progressive state as far as freedom of choice and respect for adult individuals. The Governor had a legislature give him a bill to sign that was overwhelmingly in favor of making felons out of mature adults who know to treat Salvia with proper respect and use it in the proper context. This is the wrong bill. Salvia should be restricted in its sale to anybody under a certain age, but the right for a mature adult to use whatever they want is an individual, mature (hopefully) choice and we all have that basic, human freedom. It is not the government's place to dictate how we walk and talk. If somebody benefits from a substance such as Salvia, or whatever...it is their right as long as they don't endanger anybody else. The Governor almost had to sign that bill as a political person. The State of Florida's legislature, however, over-reacted with this bill. It takes away our right to legally, responsibly, use a product that has many benefits, when used in the proper context. I am tired of being treated like I am a child. I am a mature adult who thinks our entire way of thinking in this nation needs to change. I do not feel as free as I should feel because I am not as free as I deserve to be.
Helly. : 2008-07-09 01:24:38
I think we should contact this guy's office or at least write letters to show how much we disagree with his decision to make Salvia illegal.

It's important to let him know that WE DON'T APPROVE!!


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Sad man. : 2008-06-27 23:36:36
Wtf? The trip last 10 min. Max! Why not just tax salvia, hell tax weed! What would 4th of july fireworks be w/out a nice trip w/ it.
SierraSalviaa. : 2008-06-25 03:16:28
This is fucking bullshit.... Everyone should have a damn right to SOME drug that makes them feel better. Fuck this..
Ben. : 2008-06-25 03:08:12
TO HELL WITH AMERICA, AND IT'S IGNORANCE! YES, THAT MEANS YOU, CRIST!
Sunshine. : 2008-06-07 21:35:21
There are lots of other legal substances. Salvia is the best though. I feel so much better since I discovered it. It is better than anything. It has given me insight and allowed me to solve many lingering issues that had lingered for years. We are not a free people. This happened because some stupid kids screwed up and acted irresponsibly. People got scared. Rather than make it illegal, it should have been regulated. I am all for that, because it could be dangerous in some stupid kids' hands. But hell, pot should be regulated too, along with many other drugs. Instead, what, throw everybody in jail if they don't like alcohol? Alcohol is a nasty drug. It does nasty things to our bodies. So we have guns and alcohol. You can take your gun to work now in Florida, as long as it stays in the car. How much sense does this make? We have got to get the people in office, out of office.
Hysteria. : 2008-06-07 21:15:51
Crist lost my vote. I stocked up for life before. I wrote to Crist twice. What an idiot. Like Gomer said, surprise, surprise. What is wrong with people?
Monica. : 2008-06-06 12:12:54
This is pure BS. you don't even get that much time for marijuana possession here. Crist, you are an idiot.
Jebus. : 2008-06-05 13:57:48
Salvia is absolutely harmless, and millions of people will go there whole lives without ever responsibly mind you, experience the effects of induced hallucinations in some safe way like salvia divinorium, well iguess us kids should go back to popping coricidins and poisoning ourselves to trip.
Thanks Crist.
william shatner. : 2008-06-04 18:14:24
welcome to the roman empire
iguana. : 2008-06-04 15:33:04
this is a terrible thing, why not ask what the public wants? oh, who ever thought of that notion. sigh.... someday, we will be free again...
brownman. : 2008-06-04 09:26:25
the only reason marijuana is illegal in this country is because the government cant tax it. period.
zupakomputer. : 2008-06-03 09:25:57
I don't think it destroys reality; it's for time-traveling / stargate use without machines.

It's just that most people's lives are so fake that it'd take about 20,000 salvia trips just to randomly undo all the times in their past where their soul has gotten snagged upon a timespace instance, and is still stuck there.

okso. : 2008-05-31 08:21:02
what happens if you bought it ages ago and still have it after july 1? especially if you can't even remember where you put the stuff. >:(
Johnny Jackson. : 2008-05-30 22:00:31
And what exactly is reality, Mr. Guest?
guest : 2008-05-30 18:40:57
I suppose making any drug illegal sucks, since it's a sign of more of the same, but honestly I just don't see the point of salvia. I don't find it terrifying or awful in any way, I just don't see a point to smoking it. After every trip my only thought is "well, that was weird." Making a liquid extract to quid might be more interesting, but being under the influence of a drug that completely destroys reality for more than a couple of minutes seems like a very bad idea.
BuySalviaOnline.com. : 2008-05-30 17:20:08
Special offer for Floridians at
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yoekl. : 2008-05-30 13:36:03
Hey, it's Florida, the hickiest hick state of all the hick states - anyone *really* expecting anything different?
Gomer Pyle USMC. : 2008-05-30 09:39:13
Surprise, Surprise!
J. Roasted . : 2008-05-30 06:33:28
Okay kids, here is the perfect opportunity. Order as much as possible before July 1st and hope that the Flordia P.D. does not decide to make "examples" of you:
Arrested for finding the secrets of the universe and then publishing it on youtube; convulsing around in circles, "Help Help, I am being dragged into that hole in the corner by what feels to be fishhooks and some minty spirit! I bet I will get plenty of views for this!" That would be a story to tell your cell mate.

zupakomputer. : 2008-05-30 05:58:44
What a fanny. He should be shot with a dartgun filled with LSD. In fact fuck it, just fill it with curare.
icemonkey. : 2008-05-30 03:16:14
that's terrible

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