Missouri Bans Salvia Divinorum & Salvinorin A
Missouri becomes first state in the U.S. to specifically schedule Salvia divinorum and its active chemical.
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On Aug 28, 2005 House Bill 633 was incorporated into 195.017 of Missouri's drug regulation statutes. Thus, Salvia and salvinorin A became Schedule I substances in that state. As far as we know, Missouri is the first state in the U.S. to actually schedule Salvia divinorum and its active chemical. http://www.moga.state.mo.us/statutes/chapters/chap195.htm.
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