YOUTUBE New York Salvia Divinorum Laws & Legal Status Posted By: Jinn Mah

If you are a first time user of salvia divinorum, it is a good habit to know the laws governing the usage of salvia divinorum in your place. In this article, we will talk about the legality and laws concerning salvia in the New York City.

Perhaps you know that salvia is banned on some US states and if you are a newbie in this plant, you might be reluctant to try it for the first time because of legal concerns. Well you should be happy because it is legal to use salvia divinorum by any way you want here at New York! Does that mean that authorities never cared about the issues related to this plant? Not really, in fact, there are several attempts to ban it, come on and let us talk about those things.

First, before you start rejoicing like a loose hound, keep in mind that there is a pending law about this that could take effect anytime from now. You can track the status of the bill by visiting http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=S00695. Now, let us discuss about the details and attempts that tried to ban salvia on New York.

The first attempt to ban salvia divinorum on New York was on February 10, 2005. New York State Assembly Member Carl Heastie introduced Assembly Bill 4412-A which, if passed, will make the possession of salvia divinorum punishable by a fine of $50. That bill was not really too heavy and it died in the committee and never passed as a law. Two months later, on April 18, 2005, another bill attempted to deter salvias legality, which was introduced by New York State Senator John Flanagan. If the law was passed, sale of salvia will be prohibited and violators will be subject to a fine of up to $500.

Another bill were introduced on July 6, 2005 and May 23, 2006 which died too. There are other several attempts to ban salvia divinorum but all of them died. The latest one, which was passed March 18, 2008, which will subject the users of salvia divinorum in a penalty of up to $1,000 and one year imprisonment. As of today, that law was not passed yet but there is a possibility that the law will take into effect.

If you live in New York, you must be aware about the rapid change in laws governing salvia in that place. There is a huge possibility that in the near future, the plant will be banned by law or placed in restriction.