Is Salvia the Next Marijuana?

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Packaging and a packet containing salvia divinorum which is a legal hallucinogenic drug sold at novelty stores smoke shops and adult video stores are shown here in Tigard Ore. Saturday March 3 2007. Salvia divinorum is native to Mexico and has been u ...
Packaging and a packet containing salvia divinorum, which is a legal hallucinogenic drug sold at novelty stores, smoke shops and adult video stores, are shown here in Tigard, Ore., Saturday, March 3, 2007. Salvia divinorum is native to Mexico and has been used for hundreds of years in indigenous healing rituals. Lawmakers in eight states have put restrictions on it, and Florida is considering making it illegal. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)

(AP) -- On Web sites touting the mind-blowing powers of Salvia divinorum, come-ons to buy the hallucinogenic herb are accompanied by warnings: "Time is running out!" and "stock up while you still can."


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