Illinois Governor Rod R. Blagojevich Signs Bill Today
Bill No.: HB 457
An Act Concerning: Criminal law
Description: Adds Salvia divinorum to the list of Schedule I controlled substances under the Illinois Controlled Substances Act.
source: illinoischannel
The Truth Hurts (if it’s actually true)
Every morning I sift through countless articles that describe Salvia as the “drug that’s sweeping the nation” or even better “Warning: Legal Drug Could Kill Your Child” (I won’t waste my time linking to those). However, this morning I came across a great article written by Marco Ursi (macleans.ca). I expected to read the usual biased slant, however, I was pleasantly surprised to see a neutral perspective. Normally this isn’t something to write home to Mom about, but there’s a growing trend to regurgitate commentary, not just as your own, but without understanding all the externalities that orbit the issue.
In his article, “Salvia isn’t just the new drug of choice for experimental kids. It’s a great way to get mildly famous,” the reader is given the opportunity to reach his/her own conclusions about Salvia’s recent worldwide clash with the middle class. Let’s just hope the legislators see through the meaningless claims perpetuated by the countless millions of empty perspectives and cut-and-paste “journalists.”
You can find Marco Ursi’s article here.
Parents sue over dead son’s salvia use
I cleared last night out of my eyes. I read the title a few times. Nope it’s still there. I couldn’t really move beyond the title. We all (secretly) knew it was just a matter of time. In case you haven’t heard, the parents of the 17 year old (photo below) who killed himself after smoking Salvia are suing Herbalife International and Ethnosupply (based in British Columbia), and Herbalife Stores and Herbalife & Essence (based in Culver City, California). Why, you ask? Because Herbalife failed to inform their son just how dangerous Salvia can be.
As one commenter put it, "I feel sorry for their loss but it seems they’re just trying to ease their pain by blaming someone else. Money isn’t going to bring your son back. Where were you when he was ordering drugs over the internet? Where were you when he was feeling depressed and worthless?”
Source: The Daily Times - Salisbury, Md.
Source: delawareonline
Ignorance Kills; Not Salvia
I recently came across a post titled, "Warning: Legal Drug Could Kill Your Child." This is one of the most irresponsible articles I’ve I ever read. Debbi’s blog (DJ) states, “Salvia is considered to be a dangerous drug that can produce side effects, closely mimicking those of the 70’s popular hallucinogenic drug LSD.” First of all, article references absolutely no data to support the implied dangers of the drug. Second, the effects are NOTHING like the “the 70’s popular hallucinogenic drug LSD.” Debbi has no idea what she’s talking about, or the validity of her source. She clearly heard some news about some dumb kids experimenting with Salvia (a plant that has NEVER been responsible for a single death) and posting their stupidity on YouTube. Furthermore, no one has been injured from using the plant since indigenous Mazatec shamans began using it hundreds, if not thousands, of years ago. This article just spreads ignorance. With that said, these backwater blog authors should review their facts, study them, and illustrate their topics with a more objective perspective. She’s the kind of lazyboy legislator that gets her bridge club together for meaningless babble about topics they know nothing about.
I would change the title of her post to, "Warning: This Article Will Make You Ignorant."
source: Carolina News Watch
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