Did a little searching and found Anthony Adams. Seems like he fits the description perfectly of someone who has head the basic effects of Salvia, and that it is legal, and decided to take it upon himself to make it illegal. Here's an editorial he put up on his website:
http://republican.assembly.ca.gov/members/a59/index.aspx?page=OPED&oped=1778California Must Outlaw Salvia To Protect Our Kids
Drug abuse is a growing problem throughout California. It’s a silent tragedy that often tears families apart, threatens safety in our neighborhoods and exposes our kids to some serious health problems before they even have a chance to succeed in life.
Parents, teachers and local law enforcement are working together not only to shut down production of dangerous drugs and punish the drug pushers who are trying to hurt our children, but more importantly, to keep these harmful drugs out of our schools and away from our kids in the first place.
Recently, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department shared with me a disturbing trend among young people in our local schools. More and more high school students in our area and in suburbs across the nation are abusing the dangerous drug Salvia or Salvia Divinorum, a drug that is rising in popularity amongst high school and college students for its highly-potent hallucinogenic effects.
Salvia is a naturally grown, mint-like leaf which many users have equated to that experienced when using the mind-altering drug LSD. Individuals who have felt a Salvia high say that they thought they were having an out-of-body experience when abusing the drug. Other side effects include uncontrollable laughter, appearing to travel to other times and other places, a feeling of total confusion or near-madness and a sense that you are flying or floating.
Like me, you may be surprised to learn that Salvia is completely legal in California and many other states. I believe we should listen to the concerns of parents and law enforcement, and not sit idly by while a dangerous and powerful drug is being sold and distributed freely and legally in our communities.
Working closely with the San Bernardino County Sheriff, I have introduced legislation, Assembly Bill 259, to outlaw Salvia in California, adding the drug to the list of narcotics that are illegal in this state. Under my proposal, those who are found growing, selling or possessing Salvia would be guilty of a misdemeanor or a felony, depending upon the severity of the case, and subject to time in county jail or state prison for their offense.
Keeping our communities safe from the scourge of drugs and violent crime should not be a partisan issue. In recent years, our local Democrat Congressman Joe Baca has been fighting hard in Washington to ban Salvia nationwide, and I’m pleased to carry the bipartisan torch to outlaw Salvia at the state level in Sacramento.
Unfortunately, Democrats on the Assembly Public Safety Committee have a different agenda, and refused to support my legislation when it came up for its first hearing. There shouldn’t be a partisan debate when it comes to protecting our families from dangerous drugs.
As Californians, we must stand united against drug abuse by making Salvia illegal. I look forward to continuing to work with my colleagues in a bipartisan manner to address this growing problem to protect our families, our kids and our communities.
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