Salvia divinorum: an hallucinogenic mint which might become a new recreational drug in Switzerland.
Forensic science international August 14, 2000 C Giroud, F Felber, M Augsburger et al. 70 citations
Salvia divinorum, a hallucinogenic mint used traditionally by the Mazatec Indians of Mexico, has appeared in Switzerland in illicit hemp plantations and horticulturists' greenhouses. Young people in Mexican cities have smoked its dried leaves as a marijuana substitute. The active compound, salvinorin A, was identified in plant extracts. These findings suggest multiple attempts to use S. divinorum as a recreational drug in Switzerland, possibly because neither the plant nor its active compound are banned under Swiss narcotic law.