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01/28/09
ANNAPOLIS - Judicial committees in both houses heard arguments for a bill Tuesday that would outlaw Salvia Divinorum, a hallucinogenic plant native to Mexico. Find Us On Facebook
"There's a herb right now that my daughter, your children and grandchildren can get their hands on in Maryland and get high and nothing can be done about it," said Sen. Richard Colburn, R- Caroline, who sponsored the bill in the Senate.
Salvia Divinorum was once used in healing ceremonies by the Mazotec Indians. According to Colburn, it is now available on the Internet for as little as $12 an ounce. Currently legal under federal law, the new bill would make...
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100 hours? - 2009-01-30 06:18:47
Capt. Robert Bokinsky conducted 100 hours of research, consisting of interviews. 100 hours, that was enough huh? 100 hours doesn't prove anything. Let's leave the research to the scientists and not to those who are responsible for enforcing the law. Why don't we try and enforce those laws on the books like crack or marijuana possession rather than something that obviously has zero research performed on. What next, Robitussin?
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No - 2009-01-29 20:28:16
Decriminalize drugs. Stop turning addicts into profit for big business.
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