Florida Wants Salvia on the Banned Drug List
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Updated: 8:11 AM Mar 20, 2008
Florida Wants Salvia on the Banned Drug List
State lawmakers want to ban a hallucinogenic drug that can be bought on-line and has already been linked to one death. Wednesday in Tallahassee a senate committee voted on a bill that would make Salvia illegal.
Posted: 3:51 PM Mar 19, 2008
Lawmakers Move to Make Salvia Illegal
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State lawmakers want to ban a hallucinogenic drug that can be bought on-line and has already been linked to one death. Wednesday in Tallahassee a senate committee voted on a bill that would make Salvia illegal.

Salvia is grown mainly in Mexico. It’s been compared to L-S-D. There’s no age limit required to buy Salvia.

More and more teens in the U.S. are taking the drug.

Senator Evelyn Lynn is sponsoring the bill to make the drug illegal, but says announcing her legislation has only made the drug more popular.

“After the media picked up on my bill, they’ve had a run on these purchases and we know that it’s extremely hallucinogenic similar to LSD and PCP and it’s not anything we want our young people to be engaged in.”

The bill would put Salvia on the controlled substance list and make it illegal to sell the drug in Florida.

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Posted by: Bob Location: Tampa on Apr 18, 2008 at 11:28 PM

This is a lose, lose, bill. The popularity and price will increase and people will go to jail. Plus, it would make it worth the effort to smuggle the stuff into the state since it can be bought legally in other states.
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Posted by: Alex Location: Orlando on Apr 4, 2008 at 02:03 PM

Want to create an entire new drug crime problem? Outlaw Salvia Divinorum! The article is incorrect. Salvia is nothing like LSD. It's effects only last a few minutes. Pot is illegal and you can't keep it out of the hands of young people. Think outlawing Salvia is going to make a difference?
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Posted by: sally Location: central fl on Mar 23, 2008 at 10:16 PM

It seems here we are yet again trying to put something in the spotlight to take away from the disaster that our government still fattens their pockets on daily. Quite simply the most dangerous drug on the market is alcohol has been and always will be. But as long as everyone is enjoying their jack daniels which I'm certain is under the cabinet of nearly every elected officals desk,and letting health care be riddled with cancers and vehicle accidents not to mention disfunctional family homes caused by alcohol abuse we will still continue to keep the one drug criminalized that does have a cure for hepatitus C which the gov will not let out..Seek more information the truth is out there.
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