title: Legally high? Legal considerations of Salvia divinorum.
abstract: The legal status of the hallucinogenic plant Salvia divinorum has been rapidly changing. Legal prohibitions on this plant native to Oaxaca, Mexico have emerged at the state level, a phenomenon that has not occurred since the passage of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Included will be a brief description of the plant that has only recently crept into the popular American consciousness, and a review of the different legal mechanisms through which states have controlled the plant and the pending legislation proposing controls. Lastly, the implications of various state laws are discussed.
authors: Department of Criminology, Law, and Society, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-5950, USA.
authors: O Hayden
authors: OH
authors: Griffin
authors: Bryan Lee
authors: BL
authors: Miller
authors: David N
authors: DN
authors: Khey
mesh_terms: D045785:Diterpenes, Clerodane; D004335:Drug and Narcotic Control / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006213:Hallucinogens; D006801:Humans; D008800:Mexico; D027544:Salvia; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D045785:Diterpenes, Clerodane; D006213:Hallucinogens; C090499:salvinorin A