From Missouri and go to college in Illinois... How to get involved?

[coldpenguin]

Hello, I was wondering if there are any salvia specific drug-law reform organizations that exist yet. I live in the St. Louis as well as Chicago area, and I am dismayed at the idiocy of the Illinois legislature in paticular. I assume what would need to happen to legalize salvia in Illinois would be a repealing of the bill that made it illegal, which would probably require a state-specific lobbying organization, which I'm guessing does not exist yet? Anyone have any thoughts or can point me in a good direction? I think Salvia probably has a better case for legalization than cannabis.

[Paradoxic]

I agree it has a better case than Cannabis, much better in fact. Especially now because there have been no emergency room visits, deaths or anything...unless of course you believe that that kid committed suicide because of a plant that has been shown to act as an anti-depressant.

Here are a few organizations I know of:
http://stopthedrugwar.org/ - they just try to make all drug laws more human, I don't know if they focus on Salvia at all

http://www.cognitiveliberty.org/drug_policy/salvia_defense_fund.htm - this place has a campaign to defend Salvia.

At this point it will be difficult to get that law revoked, but it may be possible. You can try to start a local campaign and try to get a number of signatures to an initiative to overturn the legislation.

Welcome to Salvia Source!

[DrYRHead]

I 2nd that. Good luck.