Salvia divinorum is a lovely houseplant that can be grown easily and in low light levels. the leaves are pale yellow-green to vibrant green with a beautiful iridescence to the them. If you lower the light period showy light blue-purple florescences will develop. I've been growing it for 8 years.

Lets move now to create the same legal situation as currently exists for other beautiful psychoactive plants. START GROWING IT. San Pedro, opium poppy, and many other, technically illegal plants are commonly grown for ornamental purposes. I've seen San Pedro for sale in Lowes and Wal-mart, and I've bought opium poppies, and several mescaline containing cacti from a local nursery (in NC).

Growers of these plants will almost never be prosecuted unless there is evidence that the plants were being grown for ingestion, even then its a very weak case.

http://freedomofmedicineanddiet.blogspot.com/2008/01/criminal-virginia-h...

"O'Bannion said he introduced the bill after receiving suggestions he do so from law enforcement."

Law enforcement has waaay to big of voice in drug policy. When was the last time we've actually had any kind of health specialist in the Drug Czar position? We've had PhD's in philosophy and political science, retired law enforcement officers and an army general fill this position but if we are going to make progress on drug use and abuse as a health/medical issue, don't we need a doctor of medicine (like a pharmacologist) in the house??? I would definitely make this effort a top priority after Bush is out of the white house. A doctor of any kind is alot less likely to have a penchant for propaganda than people from the other mentioned backgrounds.

"...suggestions...from law enforcement."

You know you're living in a police state when the police make the laws.

The government will ban a harmless plant like this, yet allow OTC/prescription drugs to completely f*ck with innocent peoples' lives.

Salvia was not the most fun drug I've ever tried, nor was it the cheapest. But it was an experience that I learned a lot from.

There are definitely good reasons to limit or ban the useage of a drug.
- Medium-High potential for addiction
- Decreases driving ability
- DEATHS caused by drug, directly (indirectly must be strongly proven)

Salvia is already legal in most places, why ban it? Why go to jail for something you experience for 5-10 minutes? That's like sending someone to jail for possessing or smoking a single cigarette...

You couldn't possibly drive while feeling Salvia's effects and you are perfectly fine to drive once the effects are gone--within 10-20 minutes. I know this because I smoked it in my car and proceeded to drive away not even 10 minutes afterward. (Make sure to responsibly assess yourself, however.)

No one has ever died doing it. It would have been been banned already if this was the case. It has absolutely no potential for addiction--particularly because it is not something you'd want to do every day or every week. Most people I know have only done it once or twice.

This drug has no proven negative health side effects and no potential to cause harm in people's lives... WHY BAN IT?!

Well to bad for virginia, for the rest, I get my salvia at http://www.salvianoid.com

I smoked salvia divinorum for my first time yesterday. I had 20x and my mind was blown away i was in a complete different state of conciousness for about 10 minutes. I cant even begin to explain the effects. Besides that i find it to be completely harmless since the trip lasts for a matter of minutes. I believe that if the government is going to ban marijuana thats ok along with other illegal narcotics but keep salvia divinorum legal so we as Americans have at least one type of psychedelic to stay satisfied with, salvia is less harmful than cigarettes and alcohol because there are no reported deaths do to overdose, and it is not physically or psycologically addictive in anyway. Salvia is not a party drug and should never be considered one because taking salvia is more enjoyable when in a quite peaceful environment rather than with loud noise and alot of chatter among people. Once again salvia should be the one and only psychedelic to be legal for the simple fact that allowing it to be consumed will keep people happy and satisfied knowing there is a legal way to have a short-lived mind altering experience. Thank you

So does anyone know if it is officially illegal? I know it passed in the house but has it been passed by the senate and signed by the governor? If not I have to get to ordering it before it's outlawed. If it has been passed.. darn.

I'm not a hundred percent sure that the bill has completely passed and that it is officially illegal now but i came upon this site : http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?081+sum+HB21
and from the looks of it, it IS illegal in VA now!! damn politicians, if they aren't getting a profit off of something they just ban it. I really hope that someone proves me wrong in this case!!

ban salvia. Next they will be wanting to ban sweet flag. Salvia is a great analgesic for pain relief and should remain legal. God gave us natural plants to have and now the government wants to second guess God Almighty? The government needs to patroll their own members in toilets and hotels and leave the plants and natural herbs up to God

I would say as our freedoms are quickly being eroded away and our human rights to seek out higher levels of understanding, health, and persuit of happiness, time to stand up and speek . enough is enough we as Americans dont need political pigeons making decisions on subjects that the have no reason to meddle with. Our country was founded on freedom from religious and personal oppression from a monarchy. Now that we have lost most of our personal rights and presumption of innocents guaranteed by my fore fathers we might as well change the usa to ussr and for those of you that are to young to know of our past threat it is easy to find. We are becomming a nation of people being controled by not only our local governments but by our state and federal government. we no longer have the freedoms that our past generations had and have lost the reason to call us the home of the free. I hope that there are enough of us to finish the verse ,land of the brave. I want you to know that I do not use any drugs that our government consider illegal nor do I use Salvia. I have used drugs when in high school and not since than. I do believe that every american has the right to make those decisions in there life and to live there life as they chose as supposedly free Americans. Now not to contradict myself but yes there are drugs that are proven to be dangerous and can case serious harm. Alchohol kills more people in American than any other drugs combined, Oh i,m not against it I drink also, It must be the ability for control and tax collection by our government. So long ago I believe there was a protest in Boston, they had enough. Now there are alot of laws that I do not agree with and do infrindge on my right of presumed innocent, Im not going to go on but enough is enough. I no longer need someone to hold my hand while i cross the street. So big brother go after the bullies and help the weak; disease, hunger, poverty, homelessness, and lack of education. Let me be the American that I am and have the right to be.

Dan Blevins , The Brave American

looks like florida is next up on the chopping block.... stocking up on some wholesale salvia from salviaextracts.com, min order only 20g.

Salvia divinorum is great. Learn how to smoke salvia divinorum at Salvia Smoking Info

Terrible extracts poor quality. I have ordered from them before, their crude 20x is like some vendors 5x. I would stay away from Salviaextracts.com, I guess you get what you pay for.

Well thats too bad the socialist pigs banned it here. I got my salvia from www.salviaextracts.com too bad the fun is over. Maybe next year when I go to College in California i will be able to do it again.

Ok, so our government is always talking about the rise in crime. That’s because some retard in a big as office votes to prohibit something that people found as an alternative to using illegal substances. Just because some one bans something and slaps a five-year prison term on it doesn’t mean it ceases to exist. I bet that the united states government spends in the billions of dollars a year to fight drugs like marijuana and salvia, these are drugs that will not straight up kill some one!!! if these where just legalized and maintained a moon shine like Stacie America could pay of its debt to china in a few years.