Law update: not looking good.

From Daniel Siebert's user group.

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THE SALVIA DIVINORUM OBSERVER
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Tuesday, August 21, 2007 / volume 5 number 16
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The Salvia divinorum Research and Information Center (SDRIC)
http://sagewisdom. org

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SALVIA DIVINORUM NOW ILLEGAL IN NORTH DAKOTA

On January 15, 2007, Senator Dave Oehlke (R), Senator Randell Christmann
(R), and Representative Brenda Heller (R) introduced Senate Bill 2317 to the
North Dakota State Legislature. This bill sought to add S. divinorum to that
state's list of Schedule I controlled substances. The text of the bill only
mentions S. divinorum. Salvinorin A is not mentioned. The Senate Judiciary
Committee corrected this oversight on April 5, 2007, by amending the bill to
include salvinorin A and "any of the active ingredients" of S. divinorum.
The amended bill passed in the Senate on February 7, 2007 (ayes: 47, nays:
0). It passed in the House on March 16, 2007 (ayes: 83, nays: 6). It was
signed into law by Governor John Hoeven (R) on April 26, 2007. The new law
went into effect on August 1, 2007.

NEW BILL INTRODUCED IN WISCONSIN
On August 7, 2007, Representatives Sheldon Wasserman (D), David Cullen (D),
John Townsend (R), Mike Sheridan (D), Alvin Ott (R), Jake Hines (R), and
Terese Berceau (D) introduced Assembly Bill 477 to the Wisconsin State
Legislature. If passed, this bill would prohibit manufacturing,
distributing, or delivering the active chemical ingredient in the plant S.
divinorum (salvinorin A) with the intent that it be consumed by a person.
Curiously, the bill makes an exception to this prohibition for salvinorin A
that is recognized by the FDA as a homeopathic drug and that may be obtained
from a retail store without a prescription. The penalty for violating the
prohibition is a fine not to exceed $10,000.