Salvia divinorum, a psychoactive plant, is currently legal in most countries. Current exceptions, countries where there is some form of control, include Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, and Sweden.[1][2]
In the United Kingdom, following a local newspaper story in October 2005,[3] a parliamentary Early Day Motion was raised calling for Salvia divinorum to be banned there. However, it only received 11 signatures.[4] A second Early Day Motion was raised in October 2008 attracting 18 signatures.[5] The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, the independent body that advises UK government on drugs, has been asked to investigate further.[6]
In such places where Salvia divinorum legislation exists, it varies in its prohibitive degree from country to country. Australia has imposed its strictest 'Schedule 9' (US Schedule I equivalent or equivalent to class A in the UK) classification for example, and Italy has also placed Salvia in its 'Table I' of controlled substances (also US Schedule I and class A equivalent). - Whereas in Spain there are just controls focusing on the commercial trade of Salvia divinorum, and private cultivation (growing your own plants for non-commercial use) is not targeted.
In the United States, Salvia is not regulated under the Controlled Substances Act but some states, including Delaware, Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri and others, have passed their own laws.[7] Several other states have proposed legislation against Salvia, including Alabama, Alaska, California, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Texas. Many of these proposals have not made it into law, with motions having failed, stalled or otherwise died, for example at committee review stages.[1][2]
National legislation for amendment of the Controlled Substances Act to place salvinorin A and Salvia divinorum in Schedule I at the federal level was proposed in 2002 by Representative Joe Baca (D- California). Those opposed to bill HR 5607 include Daniel Siebert, who sent a letter to Congress arguing against the proposed legislation,[8] and the Center for Cognitive Liberty & Ethics (CCLE), who sent key members of the US Congress a report on Salvia divinorum and its active principle,[9] along with letters from an array of scientists who expressed concern that scheduling Salvia divinorum would negatively impact important research on the plant. The bill did not pass.[10][11][12]
Salvia legislation may prove difficult to police. The plant has a nondescript appearance; unlike cannabis the leaves are not distinctive and it does not have a distinctive odour. Salvia divinorum looks like and can be grown as an ordinary houseplant without the need of special equipment such as hydroponics or high-power lights.[13][14]
Concerns expressed by some politicians on the subject of Salvia echo those of the media. In November 2006, the morning after a story by news channel KSL was aired in Utah, warning its viewers about what it called "this dangerous herb",[15] Utah State Representative Paul Ray (R) submitted a bill calling for its Schedule I classification in that state. KSL TV cameras were on Capitol Hill to see the paperwork filed, with KSL reporting - "Moments after our story ended, Utah Representative Paul Ray began writing a bill to ban Salvia." As he presented the bill Ray said - "It was upsetting to see we have a drug of that strength that's legal." and "We're basically going to make it illegal to possess or sell. Period."[16] Ray's action was further supported by the news channel in a subsequent KSL editorial. Viewer feedback was unanimously more critical.[17]
Georgia State Senator John Bulloch (R) reportedly saw a report on an Atlanta television news station about the increased use of Salvia divinorum. He was quoted as saying - "I thought, 'Why hasn't somebody already jumped on this?" before filing Senate Bill 295. "I hurriedly got legislative counsel to draft the bill...Everything that I read about it is it's considered to be a hallucinogenic drug...A lot of the reading that I've found on it says that it gives a quicker and more intense high than LSD." Senator Don Thomas (R) was reported as saying -"I just know about the publicity of the dangers of it, and the use of it, so my first impression is to ban anything of that nature."[18]
In February 2007, the day after a Fox TV local news story on Salvia had aired in Milwaukee,[19] Wisconsin state lawmaker Sheldon Wasserman (D), also a licensed physician, who had never heard of it before, spoke to Fox news in a follow-up report about then wanting to make it a Schedule I controlled substance.[20]
Comparisons to LSD and particular focus on "protecting our children" are also echoed by politicians. In June 2007 the Wisconsin State Journal newspaper ran a front page headline cover story about Salvia, reporting that Representative Wasserman had recently begun seeking sponsors for a bill that would ban the manufacture and sale of Salvia divinorum for consumption in Wisconsin. Dr. Wasserman was reported as saying - "This bill is all about protecting our children" and "I want to stop the Salvia divinorum dealers who are pushing young people to experiment with a potentially dangerous substance."[21]
In connection with his proposals to make Salvia divinorum and salvinorin A Schedule I controlled substances in Oregon, Representative John Lim (R) was quoted as saying - "From what I understand this drug is at least as dangerous as marijuana or LSD", and Seth Hatmaker, a spokesman for Lim - "I think it's only a matter of time before we find people addicted to this stuff".[22]
In the state of Illinois, in support of his bill for Schedule I classification of Salvia divinorum, Representative Dennis Reboletti (R) wrote in his own website that Salvia is a "powerful psychoactive plant which in appearance looks like marijuana but has the psychoactive properties of LSD." and "It's important that we in the legislature are proactive in protecting our children from highly addictive substances" [...] "For a drug to be classified as a Schedule 1 substance signifies that it's a highly dangerous and potentially lethal drug for its user. Hopefully, the passage of my bill will bring attention to "Magic Mint" and help law enforcement combat the future rise of this drug."[23]
Other references and sources indicate however that Salvia divinorum does not look like marijuana. Its psychoactive properties are not like those of LSD, and that Salvia divinorum is not generally understood to be either addictive or toxic.
Concerns about driving while under the influence of Salvia have also been expressed. Delaware State Senator Karen Peterson (D), who introduced Schedule I classification of Salvia divinorum in Delaware, said - "I, for one, don't want to be driving down Route 1 next to someone who is having an out-of-body experience"[24] and "I thought this is not something that I would want people using driving around the streets of Delaware."[25]
There has not been any evidence to suggest that Salvia use is problematic. Some "arguments" against Salvia have been of a preventative or imitative nature. North Dakota State Senator Randy Christmann (R) stated - "we need to stop this before it gets to be a huge problem not after it gets to be a huge problem"[26] and New Jersey Assemblyman Jack Conners (D) argued -"Salvia divinorum use may not be a runway epidemic, but it's certainly is a phenomenon that warrants attention. We should take preventive steps now to prevent wholesale problems later on"[27] In October 2005 MP John Mann raised an ultimately unsuccessful Early Day Motion calling for Salvia divinorum to be banned in the UK, saying - "The Australians have clearly found a problem with it. There's obviously a risk in people taking it."[3]
The National Institute on Money in State Politics indicates the major sources of campaign contributions for US politicians. For example, Oregon State Representative John Lim's largest individual campaign sponsor in 2006 was the Oregon Beer & Wine Distributors Association. Lim argued for Schedule I classification of Salvia in Oregon. Senator Karen Peterson's second largest group campaign donations in 2006 came from 'Beer, Wine & Liquor' industries. Peterson introduced Schedule I classification of Salvia divinorum in Delaware. Tennessee State Senator Tim Burchett (R) sponsored Salvia legislation in Tennessee. In 2006 his second largest individual campaign donation came from the Tennessee Malt Beverage Association. In the same period alcohol and tobacco related contributions amounted to the fourth largest industry contributions for Representative Paul Ray in Utah. Alcohol related contributions also featured highly for Representative Dennis Reboletti in Illinois - 'Beer, Wine & Liquor' was his seventh highest industry contributor.[28]
Opponents of more prohibitive measures against Salvia argue that such reactions are largely due to an inherent prejudice and a particular cultural bias rather than any actual balance of evidence, pointing out inconsistencies in attitudes toward other more toxic and addictive drugs such as alcohol and nicotine.[29] The worldwide number of alcohol related deaths is calculated at over 2,000 people per day,[30] in the US the number is over 300 deaths per day.[31] While not objecting to some form of legal control, in particular with regard to the sale to minors or sale of enhanced high-strength extracts, most Salvia proponents otherwise argue against stricter legislation.[1]
Those advocating consideration of Salvia divinorum's potential for beneficial use in a modern context argue that more could be learned from Mazatec culture, where Salvia is not really associated with notions of drug taking at all and it is rather considered as a spiritual sacrament. In light of this it is argued that Salvia divinorum could be better understood more positively as an entheogen rather than pejoratively as a hallucinogen.[32] Other entheogenic plants with continuing traditions principally of spiritual use include peyote (and other psychoactive cacti), iboga, virola, ayahuasca (an admixture of plants containing DMT + MAOI), and various types of psychoactive fungi.[33] In fact, US legislation as it stands specifically allows two of these to be used in a spiritual context. The Native American Church is allowed to use peyote and Uniao do Vegetal (or UDV) is permitted ayahuasca.[34] Although not consistently granted (varying from state to state), the principal grounds for such concessions are constitutional,[35] with further grounds following from the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
As of 1 June 2002, Australia became the first country to ban Salvia and salvinorin. According to the Australian Drugs and Poisons Committee, salvia had not yet shown evidence of damage or threat to public health/safety but had potential to be abused. In a statement which has been criticized as self-negating the committee said, "there was no evidence of traditional therapeutic use other than in shamanistic healing rituals".[36][37]
On 1 June 2008 the State of Queensland made Salvia divinorum a Schedule 2 Dangerous Drug in the same category as Cannabis Sativa and GHB.
In October 2004, "salvorin A", a misspelling of salvinorin A, was added to the Belgian list of illegal products, so the law was actually banning a non-existant substance.[38] Two years later, in October 2006, the mistake was corrected, and the whole Salvia divinorum plant was made explicitly illegal.[39]
Salvia is an unapproved herbal supplement that is prohibited by law for sale in Canada. The federal government says products containing salvia divinorum and its active ingredient, salvinorin A, are considered natural health products and, as such, must be authorized by Health Canada before they can be sold.[1]
"On August 8, 2007, the Chilean government issued a decree making the trafficking of Salvia divinorum and salvinorin A illegal."[1]
Salvia divinorum was banned in Croatia in April 2008 by addition to the official list of illegal substances and plants.
Salvia divinorum was banned by law nr. 106/2011 Coll., effective 22nd April 2011, which added it to the list of illegal substances. Holding leaves, plants and extracts containing salvinorin A and growing them is considered illegal[40].
With effect from 23 August 2003, Salvia divinorum and salvinorin A were classed as 'category B' drugs in Danish law. Category B includes psilocybin mushrooms, cocaine, amphetamine, and several others substances that are only legal for medicinal and scientific purposes. Possession carries a penalty of up to 2 years in prison.[1]
Finland passed legislation in August 2002 making it illegal to import Salvia divinorum without a prescription from a doctor.[1]
Salvia divinorum was effectively banned in Germany in February 2008 by addition to the official list of illegal substances.[1] Previously the government tried various ways to make Salvia divinorum illegal in Germany (German).
Salvia divinorum is no longer legal in the Republic of Ireland.
In August 2004, the Italian government decreed salvinorin A "a substance with hallucinogenic properties that may cause conditions of abuse and can manifest latent psychiatric pathologies like acute psychosis and depressive psychosis even in an irreversible way" and put it and the plant Salvia divinorum on their ‘table I’ of outlawed psychotropic substances in March 2005. The Italian government referred to an evaluation of Salvia made by the Italian National Health Institute, assessing it as "a powerful natural hallucinogen" to justify their decision. The Italian Ministry of Heath Decree (in Italian) (Google translated into English). Cultivation of the plant or the possession of more than 0,5 mg of Salvinorin A carries a penalty from 6 to 20 years in prison.
Salvia divinorum was banned in May 2009.[41]
Salvia divinorum was banned in May 2008.[42]
In November 2007 New Zealand National party MP Jacqui Dean called for the government to take action, saying - "Salvia Divinorum is a hallucinogenic drug, which has been banned in Australia, and yet here in New Zealand it continues to be sold freely." and "We’re dealing with a dangerous drug here, with the minister's wait and see approach like playing Russian Roulette with young people's lives."[43]
Jacqui Dean has similar concerns about the 'party pill' benzylpiperazine (BZP), over which Associate Health Minister Jim Anderton (Progressive party) has accused her of indulging in political grandstanding, saying - "Perhaps Mrs Dean doesn't subscribe to the idea that any Government must balance the need to act promptly with its responsibilities to act fairly and follow due process, particularly where its actions affect those who are currently acting within existing legal constraints."[44]
When questioned by Maori Party MP Tariana Turia, on why she was unwilling to take the same prohibitory line on smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol as she took on BZP Ms Dean said "Alcohol and tobacco have been with our society for many, many years."[45]
In September 2007, the Social Tonics Association of New Zealand (STANZ) called for Jacqui Dean to step down from speaking on drug issues after she demonstrated "a lack of credibility in calling for the ban of dihydrogen monoxide (H2O - i.e. water.)" STANZ Chairman Matt Bowden said - "The DHMO hoax played on the member this week is not a joke, it highlights a serious issue at the heart of drug policy making. Ms Dean demonstrated a ‘ban anything moderately harmful’ reflex. This approach is just downright dangerous." - "Jacqui Dean has clearly demonstrated a lack of credibility in her requests to the Minister to consider banning water; She has also seriously embarrassed her National Party colleagues who can no longer have confidence in her petitions to ban BZP or anything else."[46]
Salvia currently remains legal in New Zealand.
The sale, possession and consumption of salvia divinorum (and many other plants and chemicals) have been made illegal in May 2009. [1],[2]
Salvia divinorum and Salvinorin A-F has been added as an illegal substance under the Law 143/2000 on February 10, 2010.[47]
Imports and sales of Salvia divinorum, Argyreia nervosa and Nymphaea caerulea are banned in Russian Federation effective from April 17, 2009. The ban has been effected by chief sanitary inspector and the plants have not yet been included on the official list of banned substances maintained by Federal Service for Narcotic Control.[48]
The sale of Salvia divinorum has been illegal since February 6, 2004. The law only prohibits commerce. It does not make possession or use a crime.[49]
Salvia divinorum and salvinorin A were added to Sweden's list of controlled substances with effect from 1 April 2006.[1]
In September 2001, in answer to a parliamentary question from Ann Widdecombe MP, asking the Secretary of State for the Home Office "what plans he has to review the legal status of the hallucinogen Salvia divinorum", Bob Ainsworth, a parliamentary Under-Secretary for the UK Home Office, stated that "The Government are not aware of any evidence of significant misuse of this plant and have no current plans to review its legal status".[50]
Following a local newspaper story in October 2005,[3] Bassetlaw MP John Mann raised an Early Day Motion calling for Salvia divinorum to be banned in the UK[51] (EDM796).[4] The motion only received 11 signatures. It was later reported that John Mann had written to the Home Secretary in October 2008, urging her to take action with regard to salvia's legal status. The same report said that the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs had met to discuss salvia, among other substances, in April 2009, and that there would be a follow-up meeting in May.[52]
The Observer newspaper gave the content of Mann's letter to Jacqui Smith "Sadly the issue has come to light again as our young people are using the internet and sites like YouTube to broadcast their friends taking the drug and witnessing the hallucinogenic effects. Our young people are at risk and a wider cultural attachment to this drug seems to be developing that I am sure you agree - regardless of its legal status - needs nipping in the bud." Home Office minister, Phil Woolas, confirmed to parliament that the market in "legal highs" was now an issue for the government. When asked by an Ulster Unionist MP, Lady Hermon, whether the government intended to classify salvia as an illegal drug, Woolas said the home secretary had written to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, the independent body that advises government on drugs, asking it to investigate. Woolas said the council had been asked to "provide advice to government on the availability and harms of psychoactive legal alternatives to illegal drugs, so-called 'legal highs', with a particular focus on protecting young people. I fully anticipate that this work will include salvia divinorum. The government's position on its control will be informed by advisory council's advice."[6]
As of July 2011, Salvia divinorum and Salvinorum A remain legal to purchase, possess, sell, and use in the United Kingdom.
| State | Bill ref. | Proposed date | Classification | Status | Proposer | Salvinorin A included? | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | HB697 | 22-Apr-2010 | Schedule I | Enacted July 17, 2010 | Rep. James O. Gordon | Yes | Salvinorin A is misspelled as Salvinorum A.[53] |
| SB330 | 27-Mar-2007 | not passed / died | Sen. Hank Erwin | Yes | |||
| n/a | 18-Oct-2007 | not passed / died | Sen. Roger Bedford & Rep. Johnny Mack Morrow | unknown | |||
| Alaska | SB313 | 05-Apr-2006 | Schedule IIA | not passed / died | Sen. Gene Therriault | No | |
| SB38 | 16-Jan-2007 | not passed / died | Yes | ||||
| SB52 | 21-Jan-2009 | in progress (passed 1st committee) | Yes | ||||
| California | AB259 | 05-Feb-2007 | prohibit sale to minors | Passed - 22-Jul-2008 | Assembly Member Anthony Adams | No, then Yes | Proposed bill wording amended from original Schedule I prohibition to only prohibit sale to minors instead. - Passed. Came into effect on 01-Jan-2009. |
| Connecticut | SB1098 | Jan-2011 | TO BE SCHEDULED | Passed - 6-Jul-2011 | "Many legislators, including Senator Boucher" [54] HB6174 | Yes ("Salvinorum") | See [56]. Also see [57] |
| Delaware | SB259 | 16-Mar-2006 | Schedule I | Passed - 02-May-2006 | Sen. Karen Peterson | No | aka Brett’s law |
| Florida | SB340, SB1612 & HB1363 | 7-Feb-2008 | Schedule I | Passed - 29-May-2008 | Sen. Evelyn J. Lynn & Rep. Mary Brandenburg | Yes | Possession felony for up to 5 years in prison. Effective July 1, 2008 |
| Georgia | HB1021 | 1-Jan-2010 | "dangerous drug" | Passed - 01-July-2010 | Rep. John Lunsford | Yes | Adds "Salvia divinorum A" to list of dangerous drugs. Allows for "possession, planting, cultivation, growing, or harvesting of Salvia divinorum A strictly for aesthetic, landscaping, or decorative purposes." |
| Illinois | SB2589 | 19-Jan-2006 | Schedule I | not passed / sine die | Sen. John J. Millner | No | |
| HB457 | 26-Jan-2007 | Passed - 18-Aug-2007 | Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti | No | Salvinorin A not mentioned, but bill wording incl. "any extract" from plant. Took effect 01-Jan-2008. | ||
| Indiana | TBA | 13-Jan-2008 | Schedule I | not passed / died | Rep. Suzanne Crouch | Yes | |
| Iowa | HSB133 SSB1051 | 18-Jan-2007 | Schedule I | proposed | Governor's Office of Drug Control Policy | Yes | |
| Kansas | SB481 | 28-Jan-2008 | Schedule I | Passed - 24-April-2008 | Sen. Peggy Mast | Yes | incl. any extract from any part, and every compound, manufacture, derivative, mixture or preparation of such plant, its seeds or extracts |
| Kentucky | SB107 | 26-Jan-2010 | Schedule I | Passed - 26-Apr-2010 | Sen. Brandon Smith | Yes | |
| Louisiana | HB20 | 25-Feb-2005 | Schedule I | Passed - 15-Aug-2005 | Rep. Michael G. Strain | No | First State to ban Sd. |
| Maine | LD66 | Dec-2006 | prohibit sale to minors | Passed - 15-May-2007 | Rep. Chris Barstow | No, then Yes | Amended - originally proposed 'Schedule Z' classification |
| Maryland | SB 317 and HB 8 | 28-Jan-2009 | Schedule I | in committee | Senator Gladden and Delegates Haddaway and Eckardt | Yes | Johns Hopkins University has found a loophole that could stop the research they are doing. |
| Massachusetts | HB4434 | 16-May-2007 | Class C | not passed / died | Rep. Viriato Manuel deMacedo and Rep. Daniel K. Webster | Yes | |
| HB2037 HB1336 HB1789 | 12-January-2009 | not passed / died | Rep. Viriato Manuel deMacedo and Rep. Daniel K. Webster | Yes | |||
| Michigan | SB1373 | 1-Oct-2010 | Schedule I | Passed | Yes | ||
| Minnesota | HF2949 | 14-Feb-2008 | Schedule IV | not passed / died | Rep. Joe Atkins | No | |
| SB2668 | not passed / died | Sen. Steve Murphy | |||||
| HF 484 | Feb-2009 | Schedule I | not passed / died | Rep. Morrie Lanning | |||
| SF0569 | not passed / died | Sen. Bill Ingebrigtsen | |||||
| HF2975 | Feb-2010 | Gross misdemeanor | not passed / died | Rep. Morrie Lanning | |||
| SF2773 | Passed - 18-May-2010 | Sen. Bill Ingebrigtsen | Yes | ||||
| Mississippi | SB2456 | 29-Jan-2008 | Schedule I | Passed - 01-Jul-2008 | Sen.Hob Bryan | No | |
| Missouri | HB165 | 05-Jan-2005 | Schedule I | not passed / died | Rep. Rachel L. Bringer | No | |
| HB633 | 23-Feb-2005 | Passed - 28-Aug-2005 | Rep Scott A. Lipke and Rep. Rachel L. Bringer |
Yes | |||
| Nebraska | LB840 | 10-Jan-2008 | Schedule I | not passed / sine die | Attorney General Jon Bruning & Senator Vickie McDonald | Yes | |
| LB 123 | 09-Jan-2009 | Passed - Feb 27, 2009 | Sen. Russ Karpisek | Yes | |||
| New Jersey | A1323 | 08-Jan-2008 | Schedule I | proposed | Assemblywoman Linda Stender | Yes | |
| S3426 | 11-Dec-2008 | Schedule I | proposed | Sen. Stephen Sweeney | Yes | ||
| New York | S695 | 18-Apr-2005 | prohibit sale | being considered by the State Assembly | Sen. John J. Flanagan | No | fine of no more than $500 per violation |
| A8920 | 5-Jun-2007 | prohibit possession | proposed | Assemblyman Carl Heastie | No | fine of no more than $50 per violation | |
| S07736 | 18-Mar-2008 | Schedule I | proposed | no sponsor listed | No | Possession- Class B Misdemeanor. Sale- Class A Misdemeanor | |
| North Carolina | SB138 | 11-Feb-2009 | Schedule I | Passed Aug 6, 2009 | Sen. William R. Purcell, Sen. Stan Bingham et al. | Yes | applies to all forms of Salvia divinorum |
| North Dakota | SB2317 | 15-Jan-2007 | Schedule I | Passed - 01-Aug-2007 | Sen. Dave Oehlke, Sen. Randell Christmann et al. | No, then Yes | bill refers to salvinorin A and "any of the active ingredients" of Salvia divinorum |
| Ohio | HB215 | May-2007 | Schedule I | Passed - 06-Jan-2009 | Rep. Thom Collier | Yes | |
| Oklahoma | HB2485 | 06-Mar-2006 | prohibit extracts | Passed - 26-May-2006 | Rep. John Nance | Yes | enhanced, concentrated, and chemically or physically altered |
| HB3148 | 23-May-2008 | Schedule I | Passed - 23-May-2008 | Rep. David Derby and Sen. Jonathan Nichols | applies to all forms of Salvia divinorum - law comes into effect 01-Nov-2008 | ||
| Oregon | SB592 | 22-Feb-2003 | Schedule I | not passed / died | Sen. Richard Devlin and Sen. Ryan Deckert | ||
| HB3485 | 15-Mar-2003 | not passed / died | Rep. Billy Dalto | ||||
| HB2494 | 25-Jan-2007 | not passed / died | Rep. John Lim | Yes | |||
| Pennsylvania | HB2657 | 02-May-2006 | Schedule I | not passed / died | Rep. James Casorio et al. | Yes | |
| SB1217 | 16-Jun-2006 | not passed / died | Sen. Lisa Boscola et al. | No | |||
| SB710 | 29-Mar-2007 | proposed | Sen. Lisa Boscola et al. | No | |||
| HB1379 | 29-May-2007 | proposed | Rep. Beyer et al. | No | |||
| HB1547 | 18-Jun-2007 | proposed | Rep. James Casorio et al. | Yes | |||
| SB1006 | presented to governor 16-Jun-2011 | Yes | |||||
| South Carolina | H4687 | 13-Feb-2008 | Schedule I | Passed House / later died | Rep. Huggins | Yes | |
| South Dakota | HB1090 | 20-Jan-2009 | Class 1 misdemeanor / Class 6 felony | Passed - 11-Mar-2009 | Rep. Chuck Turbiville | No | possession of less than 2 ounces a misdemeanor, 2 ounces or more a felony |
| Tennessee | SB3247 /HB2909 /TCA 39-17-452 |
15-Feb-2006 | Class A misdemeanor | Passed - 01-Jul-2006 | Rep. Park M. Strader, Sen. Tim Burchett | Yes | not an offense to possess, plant, cultivate, grow, or
harvest Sd for aesthetic, landscaping, or decorative purposes |
| Texas | HB2347 | 02-Mar-2007 | Penalty Group 2 | not passed / died | Rep. Charles "Doc" Anderson | Yes | Penalty Group 2 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act |
| HB3784 | 09-Mar-2007 | Penalty Group 3 | Rep. Tan Parker | Yes | Penalty Group 3 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act | ||
| SB1796 | prohibit sale to minors | Sen. Craig Estes | No | proposed concurrently to HB2347 and HB3784 above | |||
| HB126 | 11-Nov-2008 | Penalty Group 3 | proposed | Rep. Charles "Doc" Anderson | Yes | Penalty Group 3 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act | |
| SB257 | prohibit sale to minors | Sen. Craig Estes | No | proposed concurrently to HB126 above | |||
| Utah | HB190 | 18-Jan-2007 | Schedule I | not passed / died | Rep. Paul Ray | No, then Yes | |
| HB260 | 09-Jan-2008 | not passed / died | Yes | ||||
| HB277 | 28-Jan-2009 | proposed | Yes | ||||
| Virginia | HB2844 | 10-Jan-2007 | Schedule I | not passed / died | Delegate John M. O'Bannon, III | only | Any material, compound, mixture, or preparation, which contains any quantity of Salvinorin A (another name: Divinorin A). - The plant Salvia divinorum was not mentioned |
| Wisconsin | AB186 | 02-Apr-2009 | Fine not to exceed $10,000 | Passed | Rep. Cullen et al. | only | Prohibits manufacturing, distributing, or delivering salvinorin A with the intent that it be consumed by a person |
| Wyoming | HB49 | 13-Feb-2006 | Schedule I | not passed / died | Rep. Stephen Watt | No |