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New drug popular in Calgary schools
    #7887166 - 01/16/08 03:17 AM (16 years, 16 days ago)

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Police say their hands are tied in controlling a potent, consciousness-altering drug that's showing up in schools.

Users of the herb salvia divinorum - a member of the mint family grown in the Mexican state of Oaxaca - say it's far stronger than other hallucinogens and can create an out-of-body experience.

And police say they can't do anything about salvia because it's a legal substance sold in health food stores and so-called head shops, said Det. Doug Hudacin.

"The only trouble they'll get into is with mom and dad - we really don't have any contact with it because it's legal to buy, it's legal to sell, possess and use," said Hudacin, adding the substance is retailed as "a pick-me-up."

The herb has long been used by indigenous Mexicans for spiritual trips and can be eaten or smoked.

Some law enforcement officials and substance abuse experts say salvia's effects are so dramatic and even frightening, it lacks a social component which dulls its attractiveness.

But Hudacin said they've been receiving calls from parents and school staff who have raised concerns about it.

"It's around, especially in schools," he said.

"I can see it becoming a bigger problem with kids because of its nature - kids want to try something new."

Like other hallucinogens such as LSD and magic mushrooms, salvia should be a prohibited substance, said Hudacin, who noted the herb is now illegal in seven U.S. states with Illinois banning it Jan. 1. "I know the politicians are aware of it - how long it takes them to act on it, who knows?" he said.

At the same time, Hudacin said it's impossible for authorities to keep pace with new drugs. Health Canada has said it's monitoring salvia but isn't aware of the drug causing dependency among users. In Illinois, those who once sold the herb said customers flocked to purchase it before the ban went into effect.


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Re: New drug popular in Calgary schools [Re: Bridgeburner]
    #7887612 - 01/16/08 09:11 AM (16 years, 16 days ago)

I love how it's a "new drug" yet it's "long been used by indigenous mexicans"


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Re: New drug popular in Calgary schools [Re: boxcarguy07]
    #7887670 - 01/16/08 09:39 AM (16 years, 16 days ago)

"I can see it becoming a bigger problem with kids because of its nature - kids want to try something new."

I can see where this kind of person would view young men and women interested in new experiences and expanding their mind as dangerous.
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Funny, this article doesn't even try to push anti-salvia propaganda.  It almost praises salvia in acknowledging its use for spiritual experiences, but no lies of brain damage, permanent psychosis, etc.  At the same time, all the people in this little story are so desperately opposed to its existence...?  Which is worse, making pot illegal through ridiculous lies/propaganda, or making salvia illegal with no explanation at all?


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Re: New drug popular in Calgary schools [Re: svasanvedana]
    #7887920 - 01/16/08 11:29 AM (16 years, 16 days ago)

Salvia is quite a trip, for sure.
It, along with other naturally occuring substances, should not be illegal. Maybe usage should be monitored in some way, so as to create a responsible user base, so that no innocent person gets hurt.

In addition, all of you that read this, please preserve all life: bugs, plants, animals, etc...

They have life, just like you, and therefore have the right to live, just like you. Would you like to be stepped on, squashed, cut down, broken, just because you were in the way, ugly, deformed, etc...

So please, practice preservation, and spread the message.
Low impact living!


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Re: New drug popular in Calgary schools [Re: RasJah]
    #7888500 - 01/16/08 02:52 PM (16 years, 16 days ago)

Like other hallucinogens such as LSD and magic mushrooms, salvia should be a prohibited substance, said Hudacin, who noted the herb is now illegal in seven U.S. states with Illinois banning it Jan. 1. "I know the politicians are aware of it - how long it takes them to act on it, who knows?" he said.


or maybe those other mind altering hallucinogens should be unbanned and legal like salvia

its not hurting any1 and its always our choice what we put into our bodies wether its legal or not


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