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Signed copies of Shulgin books still available with membership. FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS LEGAL STATUS Legal SCHEDULE Unscheduled Salvia divinorum is unscheduled and legal to possess. The federal analog act generally requires that, in order to qualify as an analog, a substance must be chemically similar to a substance which is federally scheduled. Salvia Divinorum is chemically quite different from other scheduled substances and as a plant is quite unlikely to be targetted by this act. Selling Salvia divinorum for human consumption as a "drug" is probably illegal in the US under the Food, Drug & Cosmetics Act and its sale as a drug would be regulated by the FDA. Selling an unapproved drug in the US can be prosecuted under the FD&C's "misbranding" clause.
California Analog Act of 1988 Offsite Salvia Law Links 10 Center for Cognitive Liberty's Salvia Divinorum Action Center 11 Salvia Legal Status & Related Media - J Tinnin 12 Shaman Australis Salvia Law Page US State Law Missouri: St. Peters city passed an ordinance banning sales of Salvia divinorum to minors aged 17 or younger. The recommendations took effect on June 1, 2002, making dried or prepared S. While drug laws fall under under state jurisdiction in Australia, most states automatically incorporate changes and additions to federal law into the law of the state. According to Shaman Australis, prior to this ruling, there were only three plants that were illegal in Australia: Erythroxylum species that contain cocaine, the opium poppy, and Cannabis. Other plants that contain scheduled substances are not generally considered illegal as long as the active chemicals are not extracted from them and they are not prepared for use (much as in the United States). Australia is the first country to have pass laws against the possession of Salvia divinorum. Denmark Salvia divinorum (and salvinorin) added to controlled lists on August 23, 2003. Finland Finland reportedly passed laws against Salvia divinorum in 2002. We are unsure whether this make it illegal to possess or simply illegal to import. Israel We have received conflicting information about S. If there are any legal controls, they are not apparent at this time. Norway Salvia divinorum is not specifically controlled in Norway, but the national health council has said it considers it a prescription drug based on its use as a psychoactive drug.
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