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It's been compared to acid and LSD

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jewunit said:

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It's been compared to acid and LSD

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LOL I didn't even notice that, freakin' sensationalist blood-suckers

DNKYD said:

An e-mail I wrote to Alison Grande, the person who wrote the piece:


Hi Alison,

I had a few comments in regards to your article on Salvia Divinorum. In the third sentence you say:

"it's been compared with acid and LSD..."
That's like saying "I like to drink water and di-hydrogen-monoxide." Although the effects of smoked Salvia are more intense and much more short-lived than LSD, the comparison may be sufficient for the layperson.

Later in the article you mention Salvia being blamed for Brett Chidester's death. What you fail to mention is the very great chance that Brett was depressed before his encounter with Salvia and this may have triggered his suicide more-so than his trip. Delaware's move to ban Salvia after Brett's death just shows how irrational and fear-stricken their legislating body is and how little concern they have for the individual rights of responsible adult Americans. Their ban on Salvia will not solve the problem they think they have and instead will alienate even more of their crumbling support base.

Further, your article mentions the DEA's intention to make Salvia a scheduled substance. Banning substances such as this for everybody never works out. What you should be talking about is regulation of the substance so adults who are responsible may use Salvia in the comfort of their own home without fear of being arrested and thrown in jail. At the same time we must keep these substances out of the hands of minors without the use of laws to ban them outright. The freedom of psychedelics use is not something that should be legislated away on a whim because of irresponsible adolescents and their negligent parents.

Thank you for your time and don't hesitate to respond with any comments you may have on the issue.

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