Sunday, April 11, 2010

Alabama Senate votes to criminalize use of herb

MONTGOMERY (Huntsville Times) - The Alabama Senate Thursday approved a bill that would classify a herb known as Salvia divinorum as a Schedule I controlled substance in the same category as drugs such as heroin, LSD and morphine.

Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, who sponsored the bill, credited Deborah Soule of Huntsville, director of The Partnership for a Drug-Free Community, with keeping the issue in front of lawmakers.

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