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Salvia is Potent, But is it Dangerous?

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Posted in Chronicle Blog by Scott Morgan on Tue, 09/23/2008 - 4:41pm

The Washington Post has a trainwreck of an editorial calling for preliminary discussion of prohibiting salvia. They seem to think the DEA’s job includes evaluating drugs scientifically and that videos of people getting high on YouTube prove that salvia is dangerous. The one thing that’s missing is any evidence of the drug actually hurting anyone.

Pete Guither rips it into confetti, so I’ll hold my breath. My thoughts on salvia hysteria are here.

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When will drug policy get a Bob Woodward level analysis?

Comment posted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/23/2008 - 9:06pm

Why do drug policy issues get the friggin' Washington INQUIRE tabloid treatment, calling for a salvia prohibition even though "there's little scientific evidence" about it other than it gets you high for a WHOLE 5 MINUTES!

Of course, who needs scientific evidence when you have YouTube to emotionally charge the issue.

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Object Lesson in Mass Hysteria…

Comment posted by Giordano on Wed, 09/24/2008 - 11:01pm

Next Stop: The Twilight Zone

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