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Salvia:  Legality

Salvia divinorum is a member of the sage family which has been harvested and used as a means of divination, shamanism, and medicinal purposes for centuries by the Mazatec Indian tribe, who also refer to it as “Herb of Mary” and “Shepherdess.” (1)  Salvia produces intense hallucinations similar to LSD, noting the intensity of “trips” it produces to be the most intense of all hallucinogens. Active psychoactive ingredients in S. divinorum may also be extracted, concentrated, and sold as a concentrate or mixed with or sprayed onto plant material. S. divinorum‘s pharmacological effects are similar to other hallucinogens regulated under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA), such as dimethyltryptamine and ketamine. (2)  It stands to reason why its legality has been challenged by both the United States and other countries worldwide. Even though salvia proves to be non-addictive, non-habit forming, and does not present a danger to public health or safety it is still an extremely powerful herb that alters consciousness. For that reason alone, it should have some limitations on sales, especially to minors.


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In 2002 representative Joe Bacca (D-Ca) introduced Congress Bill HR5607, which would ban salvia on the national level in all states. The bill failed to pass; however, several individual states took the liberty of banning it themselves. For example, Louisiana, Missouri, Tennessee, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, North Dakota, and Minnesota have so far passed laws prohibiting Salvia divinorum. Salvia divinorum remains legal in other states although some bills have died during session, the situation is subject to further change pending the outcome of more recent bills still at the proposal stage. (3)

The following overview is current as of October 2016 and displays the legal status around the globe. It is important to remember that each state has the power to impose laws governing individual cities; which may or may not differ from the state law. It is always wise before purchasing, selling, or consuming salvia divinorum or salvorin A to check the legislature in your city and state to ensure the legality.

List of Countries imposing restrictions on Salvia Divinorum and Salvorin A:

 

  • Australia- Banned June 1, 2002
  • Belgium- Added to the list of “Illegal Products” May 2006
  • Canada- August 12, 2015 Salvia divinorum and Salvorin A were added to the list of controlled substances with a Schedule IV classification(9)
  • Denmark- Banned Salvia August 23, 2003
  • Estonia- April 2005 salvia divinorum was listed as a medicinal herb which requires a physician’s prescription to obtain
  • Finland- August 2002 salvia requires a physician prescription as well
  • Italy- January 1, 2005 Salvia divinorum was made illegal
  • Japan- Salvia divinorum and Salvinorum A are both listed as one of 33 controlled substances banned as of April 2007
  • New Zealand- Illegal under the “Psychoactive Substances Act of 2014”
  • Norway-In 2002, the National Health Council of Norway states Salvia Divinorum requires a prescription by an authorized physician to obtain
  • Poland-As of May 2009, the sale, possession and consumption are illegal
  • Spain- January 28, 2004 banned
  • South Korea-As of January 2005 both Salvia divinorum and Salvorin A were added to the list of controlled substances
  • Sweden- Banned April 1, 2002
  • Ukraine- Banned since 2010
  • United Kingdom- May 26, 2016 Salvia divinorum and Salvorin A was made illegal under the “Psychoactive substance Bill” (4)
  • United States- The number of states prohibiting salvia divinorum and salvorin A is constantly increasing. Once prohibited, the sale and possession of either may be punishable by a prison sentence of 5 years. (5)

 

List of Countries/States where Salvia Divinorum and Salvorin A remain legal:

 

  • California- restricts sales and consumption to minors under the age of 18
  • Maine- sales and consumption to minors under the age of 18 are prohibited
  • Brazil- remains legal
  • France- remains completely legal with no limitations to minors (2)
·      State Bill Reference Proposed Date Class Status Proposer Salvinorin A Included? Notes
 

 

 

 

Alabama

 

HB697
 

 

SB330

SB313
 

22-Apr-2010
 

 

27-Mar-2007

05-Apr-2006
 

 

 

 

Schedule I

 

Enacted July 17, 2010
Not passed / died
Not passed / died
Rep. James O. Gordon
 

Sen. Hank Erwin

 

Sen. Roger Bedford & Rep. Johnny Mack Morrow

 

Yes
 

 

Yes

 

No

 

 

Alaska

 

SB38
 

SB52

 

16-Jan-2007
 

21-Jan-2009

Schedule IIA  

Not passed / died
Not passed / died
 

 

Sen. Gene Therriault

 

 

Yes

 

Arizona

 

 

HB2520

 

HB2687

5-Feb-2010

 

10-Feb-2010

 

 

Class II Misdemeanor

Not passed/ died in committee

Passed

24-Mar-2010

 

 

Eric Meyer (D), et

 

 

No

 

Prohibits sales to minors

 

 

Arkansas

 

 

 

SB423

2011-Mar  

 

Schedule I

   Passed  

 

N/A

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

California

 

 

 

 

 

AB259

05-Feb-2007  

 

 

 

Sales prohibited 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.
 

 

Colorado

 

 

11-134

 

 

02-Jun-2011

 

 

Class II Misdemeanor

 

Passed Colorado State Senate  

 

Yes

 

 

Connecticut

 

 

SB1098

 

 

2011-Jan

 

 

To be scheduled

Passed

6-Jul-2011

 

Many legislators, including Senator Boucher

 

 

Yes

 

 

Delaware

 

 

 

SB259

 

 

16-Mar-2006

 

 

 

Schedule I

 

 

Passed

02-May-2006

 

 

Sen. Karen Peterson

 

 

No

 

 

Aka “Brett’s Law”

 

 

Florida

 

SB340

 

SB1612

 

HB1363

 

 

 

20-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(6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Georgia

 

 

 

 

 

SB295

 

 

HB1021

 

 

 

 

 

1-Mar-2007

 

 

28-Jan-2010

 

 

 

Misdemeanor to possess

 

Considered “Dangerous Drug”

 

 

 

 

Died in committee

 

 

Passed

14-April-2010

 

 

 

 

 

John Bulloch (R)

 

Rep. John Lunsford

&Tom Weldon

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

 

Yes

Adds “Salvia divinorum A” to list of dangerous drugs. Prohibits “possession, planting, cultivation, growing, or harvesting of Salvia divinorum A2
 

 

Hawaii

 

 

 

2745 SD2

 

 

 

2010-Mar

 

Schedule I

 

 

 

Passed

 

 

Gov. Linda Lingle

 

 

 

Yes

 

Deemed a Controlled Substance as mandated by Section 329-11
 

 

Illinois

 

 

 

SB2589

 

19-Jan-2006

 

Schedule I

Not passed / sine die Sen. John J. Millner  

 

No

 

 

 

 

Indiana

 

 

 

 

HB457

&

SB57

 

 

 

 

26-Jan-2007

 

05-Jan-2011

Class A misdemeanor  

 

 

Passed

18-Aug-2007

 

Passed

01-July-2011

 

 

 

Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti

Alting,

Charbonneau, Miller

 

 

 

No

 

 

Yes

Salvinorin A not mentioned, but bill wording incl. “any extract” from plant. Took effect 01-Jan-2008.
 

 

Iowa

HSB133

&

SSB1051

18-Jan-2007  

 

 

Schedule I

 

 

 

Passed

 

 

Governor’s Office of Drug Control Policy

 

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kansas

 

 

 

 

 

 

SF510

 

&

 

SB481

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28-Jan-2008

Schedule I Passed

24-April-2008

 

Passed

29-Jul-2011

Gov. Terry Branstad

 

 

Sen. Peggy Mast

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

 

 

Yes

Enacted after 30 days of passing
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

 

 

2006-Dec

 

Sales Prohibited to minors

 

Passed

15-May-2007

 

Rep. Chris Barstow

Not at first, later amended to include

Yes

Amended – originally proposed ‘Schedule Z’ classification
 

 

Maryland

Bill 08-0032

&

Bill 08-0006R

28-Jan-2009

14-Jan-2009

 

 

Schedule I

Council Belinda Conaway,D.

&

Senator Richard Colburn

 

 

No

Outlawed under “Brett’s Law”
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Massachusetts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HB4434

 

 

16-May-2007

 

 

Schedule I

Class C

Rep. Viriato Manuel deMacedo and Rep. Daniel K. Webster  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

Boston Municipal Code 16-54 states, in part, that “No person shall sell, offer for sale or possess Salvia divinorum or salvinorin A within the City of Boston.” This ordinance was adopted in 2009.
 

 

 

Michigan

 

 

 

 

HB6038

 

 

 

 

16-Apr-2010

 

 

 

 

Schedule I

 

 

 

Passed

23-June-2010

 

 

 

 

Rep. Rick Jones

 

 

 

 

Yes

The bill was signed into law by Governor Granholm September 30, 2010 and took effect October 1, 2010.
 

 

 

 

Minnesota

 

 

 

 

HF2975

&

SF2773

 

 

 

 

 

29-Apr-2010

 

 

 

 

Misdemeanor

Schedule I

 

 

 

 

Passed

18-May-2010

 

 

 

Rep. Morrie Lanning

Sen. Bill Ingebrigtsen (R-Alexandria)

The bill was signed by Governor Pawlenty on May 18, 2010, making sale a gross misdemeanor and possession a misdemeanor became effective August 1, 2010.
 

 

Mississippi

 

 

 

SB2456

 

 

 

2008-Jan

 

 

 

Schedule I

 

 

Passed

15 Apr-2008

 

 

Senator Hob Bryan

 

 

No

 

 

Missouri

 

 

HB 165

 

HB 633

 

 

5-Jan-2005

 

23-Feb-2005

 

 

Schedule I

 

Schedule I

 

Not passed / died
Passed

28-Aug-2005

 

Rep. Rachael L. Bringer

Rep. Scott A. Lipke

 

 

No

 

Yes

 

 

Nebraska

 

 

LB840

 

 

10-Jan-2008

 

 

Schedule I

 

Not passed / sine die

Attorney General Jon Bruning & Senator Vickie McDonald  

 

Yes

 

 

New Jersey

 

 

LB 123

A1323
S3426
 

 

09-Jan-2009
08-Jan-2008
11-Dec-2008
 

 

Schedule I

Schedule I
Schedule I
 

Passed

27-Feb-2009

proposed
proposed
Sen. Russ Karpisek
Assembly Linda Stender
Sen. Stephen Sweeney
 

 

Yes
Yes
Yes
 

 

 

New York

 

 

 

S1454-2013

A8920
 

 

 

18-Apr-2005

5-Jun-2007
 

 

Prohibit sale

Prohibit possession
 

 

Passed 2012-Jan

proposed
 

 

Sen. John J. Flanagan

Assemblyman Carl Heastie
 

 

 

No

No
Fine of no more than $500 per violation
Fine of no more than $50 per violation
 

 

 

North Carolina

 

 

 

 

S07736

SB138
 

 

 

 

18-Mar-2008

11-Feb-2009
 

 

 

 

Schedule I

Schedule I
 

 

Proposed
Passed

6-Aug-2009

 

 

 

No sponsor listed

Sen. William R. Purcell, Sen. Stan Bingham et al.
 

 

 

 

No

Yes
Possession- Class B Misdemeanor. Sale- Class A Misdemeanor
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

 

2007-May

 

Schedule I

Passed

06-Jan-2009

 

 

Rep. Thom Collier

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oklahoma

 

 

 

 

 

 

HB2485
 

HB3148

 

 

 

 

 

 

06-Mar-2006

 

23-May-2008

 

 

Prohibits

only

extracts

 

 

 

 

Passed

26-May-2006

Passed

23-May-2008

 

 

 

 

Rep. John Nance
Rep. David Derby and Sen. Jonathan Nichols
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

Yes

Enhanced, concentrated, and chemically or physically altered
applies to all forms of Salvia divinorum – law comes into effect 01-Nov-2008
 

 

Oregon

 

 

 

SB592
HB3485
 

 

22-Feb-2003

15-Mar-2003
 

 

Schedule I

Schedule I

 

Not passed / died
Not passed / died
Sen. Richard Devlin and Sen. Ryan Deckert
Rep. Billy Dalto
 

 

 

Pennsylvania

 

HB2494
 

HB2657

 

SB1217

 

SB710

 

HB1379

& HB1547
 

02-May-2006
16-Jun-2006
 

29-Mar-2007

 

29-May-2007

18-Jun-2007
 

Schedule I

 

Schedule I

 

 

Schedule I

 

Schedule I

 

Schedule I

 

Not passed / died
Not passed / died
 

Proposed

Proposed
 

Proposed

Rep. James Casorio et al.
Sen. Lisa Boscola et al.
Sen. Lisa Boscola et al.
Rep. Beyer et al.
Rep. James Casorio et al.
 

Yes
 

No

 

 

No

No
 

Yes

 

Rhode Island

 

SB1006

2014-H7191

2014-S-2651

 

 

10-Jun-2014

 

 

Schedule I

Schedule I

Passed

23-Jun-2011

 

Rep. Arthur J. Corvese

Sen. Frank S. Lombardi

 

 

 

Yes

Only extracts are Schedule I; the “unaltered plant” is explicitly exempted
 

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

 

Not passed / died

Rep. Park M. Strader, Sen. Tim Burchett  

 

 

 

Yes

Not an offense to possess, plant, cultivate, grow, or

harvest SD for aesthetic, landscaping, or decorative purpose

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Texas

 

 

 

 

 

HB2347
 

 

HB3784

 

 

SB1796

 

 

 

HB126

 

 

 

SB257

 

 

 

 

 

02-Mar-2007

 

 

09-Mar-2007

 

 

11-Nov-2008

 

 

 

 

11-Nov-2008

 

 

14-Jun-2013

 

 

 

 

 

Penalty Group 2
 

Penalty Group 3

 

Prohibit sale to minors

 

 

Penalty Group 3

 

Prohibit sale to minors

 

 

 

 

 

Proposed

 

 

Proposed

 

 

 

Proposed

 

 

 

Proposed

 

 

Passed

14-Jun-2013

 

 

 

 

Rep. Charles “Doc” Anderson
 

Rep. Tan Parker

 

Sen. Craig Estes

 

Rep. Charles “Doc”

Anderson

 

Sen. Craig Estes

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

 

 

Yes

 

 

No

 

 

 

Yes

 

 

No

 

 

 

 

Penalty Group 2 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act
 

Penalty Group 3 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act

Proposed concurrently to HB2347 and HB3784 above
 

Penalty Group 3 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act

 

 

 

 

Utah

HB124

 

 

HB190

 

 

HB260

 

 

14-Jun-2013

 

 

14-Jun-2013

 

18-Jan-2007

 

 

Penalty Group 3

 

 

 

Schedule I

 

 

Passed

14-Jun-2013

 

Not passed / died

Not passed / died
Representative Anderson, Stephenson, Price, and Flynn

 

Rep. Paul Ray

 

 

No, then Yes

 

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

Virginia

 

 

 

 

 

 

HB277
 

 

HB2844

 

 

 

 

 

 

28-Jan-2009
 

 

10-Jan-2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule I
 

 

Schedule I

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proposed
 

 

Not passed / died

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delegate John M. O’Bannon, III
Delegate John M. O’Bannon, III
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes
 

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

Wisconsin banned manufacturing, distributing, or delivering salvinorin A the extraction. The law does not name Salvia divinorum the organic plant as a controlled statute, therefore the live, raw, or dried plant is still legal by law and not part of the ban under this statute.
 

 

 

 

 

 

Wyoming

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HB49
 

 

HB62

 

 

13-Feb-2006

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule I

 

 

Schedule I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not passed / died

 

Passed

1-Jul-2011

 

 

 

Rep. Stephen Watt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No
 

 

 

Only

Salvinorin A is misspelled as “Salvinorum A”. Salvia divinorum is not specifically listed but the plant is covered by the law because it contains salvinorin A, which is specifically listed in the bill(7)

(8) Disclaimer: This chart provides the most up-to-date statuses of the legality of Salvia; however, before purchasing or consuming in your area, it would be wise to ask around. Legislatures vary inside states, and some cities may impose their own legislature on it. For example, Boston has outlawed the possession and consumption as well as sales in the city,which is stricter than those in the rest of Massachusetts.

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