Given the growing concerns developing around legal highs and the like these days, I think it’s important for people to get the facts straight. Salvia Divinorum, also known as Diviner’s Sage, is a plant belonging to the Salvia genus, closely related to Sage, which contains the psychoactive substance, Salvinorin A, responsible for the plant’s dissociative hallucinogenic effects. Salvinorin A has been shown to be active at doses as low as 200 µg, making it more potent than any other naturally occurring hallucinogen, although this should not be confused with toxicity as Salvinorin A has not been shown to cause any tissue or organ damage to the human body in any consumable amount. Generally speaking, when smoked, the Salvia trip lasts anywhere from 3-15 minutes, and when orally ingested it lasts from 30-90 minutes, but is much milder. In addition, Salvia has been shown to have no addictive qualities to it, and in contrast has been shown to be useful in treating Severe Depression, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Drug Addictions and many other disorders, as well. And yet, many states across the country have either banned the substance completely or are pushing to do so. Below is a link to a site that I would recommend anyone seeking further scientific knowledge on Salvia to click, and a quote from it expressing an opinion which I couldn’t agree with more.

“Scheduling is intended for substances that have a high potential for abuse, a lack of accepted safety, and no currently accepted medical use. Scientifically speaking, Salvia divinorum does not meet any of these criteria and is an excellent candidate for regulation rather than criminalization.” Salviatruth.com