The state of Oklahoma as passed a law making the possession, sale, or use of Salvia Divinorum illegal. The law making Salvia banned from Oklahoma means that those guilty of possessing Salvia face up to 10 years in prison. Those distributing the hallucinogenic will face from five years to life in prison.

Lawmakers who wanted to see Salvia banned are predictably pleased about this result which, they feel, is a small victory against the drug. Similar laws have seen Salvia banned (or in the process of being banned) in 9 states. Around 20 states want to see the drug banned or limited in some way.

Whilst there have been no noted cases of the mild hallucinogenic being cited as the direct cause of death, the suicide of a teen from Delaware was blamed in part by the drug. It is this, experts say, that has led to the current situation where Salvia is banned in so many states.

Experts say that smoking or chewing Salvia can produce mild hallucinations; the concentrated ‘potentiated’ extract from the drug is much stronger. It is widely available from online retailers. Salvia has always been legal in the United States and it remains legal under US federal drug laws.

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