Salvia – full name Salvia Divinorum – is a fairly harmless herb originating from Mexico. It’s a member of the sage family and is a close relative of the Salvia plants seen in many colorful gardens. Why then, you may ask, is Salvia been lined up for a Federal ban? And why is it subject to bans in a handful of States in the US? Well, if used in the right way Salvia has hallucinogenic properties similar to those experienced by users of LSD.
Salvia has never really been a name of many people’s tongues, and given the fact that it is currently legal and that it is a potent hallucinogenic, this may perhaps be a little surprising.
It isn’t just that Salvia isn’t popular with its users – it is! – it’s just that people didn’t really start to appreciate its hallucinogenic properties until late in the 20th century, and while Mazatec Mexicans had used it for decades its first mention in the mainstream media was in a British documentary in 1998.
Since these humble beginnings Salvia’s popularity has rocketed. It just took a little news item like banning the stuff to finally be the catalyst to get it properly into the public domain. Ironic, that.
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