Daniel Siebert

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Daniel J. Siebert is an ethnobotanist, pharmacognosist, and author who lives in Malibu, California.[1]

Siebert has studied Salvia divinorum for over twenty years and claims to be the first person to identify Salvinorin A as the psychoactive principal of Salvia divinorum.[1][2] In 1998, Siebert appeared in the documentary Sacred Weeds shown in the United Kingdom.[1] He has discussed Salvia divinorum on National Public Radio[3], Fox News, CNN[4], Telemundo and his comments have been appeared in the Los Angeles Times, USA Today, and The New York Times.[1]

In 2002, Siebert wrote a letter to the United States Congress in which he objected to bill H.R. 5607 introduced by Rep. Joe Baca (D-California) which sought to place Salvia divinorum in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act.[5]

In 2007, he plans on publishing a book about Salvia divinorum called Divine Sage.[6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Daniel J Siebert's Home Page. Retrieved on 2006-12-05.
  2. ^ Marushia, Robin (June 2003). "Salvia divinorum: The Botany, Ethnobotany, Biochemistry and Future of a Mexican Mint" ([dead link] – Scholar search). Ethnobotany. 
  3. ^ Schaper, David (2006-03-20). Legal, Herbal Hallucinogenic Draws Teens, Critics. NPR. Retrieved on 2007-07-24.
  4. ^ New Recreational Drug Poses Questions For DEA (Interview by Anderson Cooper). CNN (2003-06-24). Retrieved on 2007-07-24.
  5. ^ Siebert, Daniel. Daniel Siebert's letter to Congress. CognitiveLiberty.org. Retrieved on 2006-12-05.
  6. ^ Divine Sage: The book of Salvia divinorum. Retrieved on 2006-12-05.

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