This is indeed a sad pattern. :( It goes back to about 100 years ago when laws were starting to be past at the local county and state levels to control opiates and cocaine. Not too long thereafter the federal government passed the Harrison Narcotic act of 1914 that made those substances controlled at the federal level.
A few years thereafter again, the states started making laws to ban MJ. Once again soon after that the feds added MJ passed the "MJ tax act of 1936". Later in the 20th century, during the 60s, the same thing would occur again with several other drugs to include LSD. In 1970 the feds followed suit then too by passing the "CSA of 1970". Then president Nixon also founded the DEA at that time. In other words, the history of such matters hints at what will come. :cry: :x
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From: Daniel Siebert <sagewisdom.org>
To: Daniel Siebert < sagewisdom.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 6:43:16 PM
Subject: [SD Observer] Four more states ban salvia (eNewsletter: Sunday, June 15, 2008)
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THE SALVIA DIVINORUM OBSERVER
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Sunday, June 15, 2008 / volume 6 number 2
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The Salvia divinorum Research and Information Center (SDRIC)
http://sagewisdom (http://sagewisdom). org
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FOUR MORE STATES BAN SALVIA
Kansas recently added Salvia divinorum to that state's list of Schedule I
controlled substances. Beginning July 1, 2008, Salvia divinorum will also be
illegal in Virginia and Florida. In Oklahoma, plain Salvia divinorum is
currently legal, but extract-enhanced leaves are not. However, a new law
goes into effect on November 1, 2008, which will make all forms of Salvia
divinorum illegal in that state.
For more details concerning this legislation, please visit the "Legal
Status" section of the SDRIC website at: http://sagewisdom (http://sagewisdom). org/legalstatus. html
Louisiana, Missouri, Tennessee, Delaware, Maine, North Dakota, and
Illinois are the only other states in the USA that currently have state-wide
laws prohibiting possession of Salvia divinorum. However, lawmakers in
several other states are currently considering legislative bills that seek
to ban the herb in those states.
RELATED NEWS
As of April 1, 2008, a local law prohibits the possession and sale of Salvia divinorum in Suffolk County, New York.
A city ordinance, enacted in April 2008, prohibits the sale of Salvia divinorum in the town of West Bridgewater, Massachusetts.
In February 2008 the German government added Salvia divinorum (all parts of the plant) to Appendix I of the German narcotics law.
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They do it because it's easy and it lets them posture as being "tough on drugs" despite the fact that no one has ever died from salvia poisoning. It goes from being totally legal, to not just being prohibited, taxed or something, but to being a felony.
No one including cops knows what it looks like or really cares about it. Label your stash "white sage" or something and a careful search will reveal nothing. Not that I'd let a cop do any searching without a warrant even if I thought I was clean. Point is that they are looking for pot or suspicious looking white powders, not garden herbs that some idiot politician passed a law against. The law is an ass!
Yep it's been a long time coming. It's just another of the many travesties we have to deal with day to day. I read somewhere that a full federal scheduling is in the works as we speak. :(
Peace,
ObOdAoUr
Quote from: "DrYRHead"This is indeed a sad pattern.
Im not from the evil empire - any groups or other organised forms of lobbying against this or indeed now working to reform restrictions? Im thinking something like the UKs entheogen defense fund.
Here (//http://deoxy.org/forum/showflat.pl?Board=pdfa&Number=55112&part=1&Words=bimble%20bimble&Match=Or&Search=true&Limit=25&Old=allposts&Main=55112#Post55112) is a thread from January when Illanois banned salvia that has some ideas and links I cant be bothered to cut and paste ;)