The impact of the previously little-known drug Salvia is obviously nearing its critical mass. It is now popular enough to gain the attention of those who make our laws: Anthony Adams, an Assemblyman from California, recently started the process of putting a bill through the state Senate. The bill’s content? To make the sale of Salvia to minors a crime punishable by up to 6 months in jail or a $1000 fine.

Salvia is currently legal in almost all US States, but growing opposition and increasingly active pressure groups has seen the natural hallucinogenic grown in notoriety very quickly.

Salvia is the most potent natural hallucinogenic known and stands alongside LSD for strength of hallucinations experienced by users, who may feel very dissociated, may have out of body experiences, and may feel as though they merge with the floor or a piece of furniture.

The bill in state Senate is likely just a step in the direction of an outright ban for the widely available Salvia.