MPs want to ban Salvia and other ‘legal highs’

September 16, 2009

September 16, 2009: (UK) MPs want to ban Salvia and other ‘legal highs’

A British MP who believes Salvia is an extremely dangerous drug, and who has been lobbying for four years to try and ban the herb, seems to be succeeding in his crusade. Salvia is now part of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs’s consideration of so-called “legal highs”. Earlier, a list was made comprising legal highs that are to be banned by the end of the year. Salvia is not included in this list, but items such as these are certainly not going to help it get rid of its bad name.

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