Should salvia be illegal?

[sig32]

if other hallucinogenic drugs are illegal such as shrooms and lsd then i don't understand why salvia is legal, knowing it trips you out more than those other drugs. Your views?

[The Bacon Guy]

There's definitely an inconsistency, but the answer is not to ban salvia; it's to legalise other hallucinogens. From the penalties imposed on hallucinogen possesion, one would think they were on a par with heroin and crystal meth, but if you look at the hard facts, you see that they're pretty much harmless. Take psilocybin mushrooms for instance:

Source

Drug effect: Effects which include euphoria and hallucinations begin within 20 – 40 minutes and usually last between four and eight hours. Sleep often follows use. Dependency: No. Withdrawal: No withdrawal symptoms have been noted. Long-term use: Psilocybin can cause impaired cognitive functioning and poor performance in attention tests. However, no adverse long – term effects have been reported. Overdose risk: Liberty Caps are not very toxic and so the overdose risk is low.

And yet...

Legal status: Liberty Caps are classified as Class A controlled drug. Maximum penalty: For possession: Seven years and/or unlimited fine For dealing: Life and/or unlimited fine.

So life imprisonment for supplying a harmless substance to a willing consumer. Hmmm.

Welcome to Volconvo, by the way.

[sig32]

Quote by: The Bacon Guy There's definitely an inconsistency, but the answer is not to ban salvia; it's to legalise other hallucinogens. From the penalties imposed on hallucinogen possesion, one would think they were on a par with heroin and crystal meth, but if you look at the hard facts, you see that they're pretty much harmless. Take psilocybin mushrooms for instance: Source And yet... So life imprisonment for supplying a harmless substance to a willing consumer. Hmmm. Welcome to Volconvo, by the way.

it depends where you live because in Canada the consequences aren't as bad. They will usually just take it away from you.

[another day]

no, all hallucinogenic drugs should be legalized.

For me it's a different story about crack drugs like heroin, coke, etc. I hate the prohibition but once it's legalized it will be enterprised and if everything else is a good example, corporate america will be very adapt at shoving those drugs down everybodys throats for a buck.

not that that's not already going on to an extent.

[Milton Bradley]

I think Native Americans use salvia, and have some influence on legislation. Peyote, and a few other naturally occuring hallucinogenic drugs ecape legislation for the same reason. ( No proof, but I do recall hearing about this on PBS many moons ago. )