Since publishing that notice, DEA has received numerous comments from members of the public challenging the scheduling action and requesting that the agency consider those comments and accompanying information before taking further action. The news report went on to say – "Several local drug prevention organizations and area law enforcement tell 14 News there hasn't been any indication salvia is a problem substance. In 2006 alcohol- and tobacco-related contributions amounted to the fourth largest industry contributions towards Representative Paul Ray's political campaigns. Strong doses alter the fabric of consciousness profoundly, producing rich inner-visions and inspiring insight.

In January 2009, it was reported that the Nebraska legislature had voted 44–0 in favour of bill LB 123, proposing Salvia divinorum as a Schedule I controlled substance.If the effects begin to diminish sooner than you would like, you can use booster doses to extend the experience. The next day, on November 28, 2006, the same channel reported House Representative Paul Ray's "immediate response" with proposed legislation to ban Salvia divinorum in the State of Utah, quoting him as saying, – "It was upsetting to see we have a drug of that strength that's legal. Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style. Follow-up story: "Lawmaker Responds to Investigative Report on Dangerous Herb" Archived 2007-05-06 at the Wayback Machine, 2006-11-28. The legal status of Salvia divinorum in the United States varies, with 29 states (and the territory of Guam) having completely banned it and others considering proposals for banning its use.

Enormous hairy basal leaves form a base for an immense display of white-tongued vivid purple-blue flowers on long, strong branching stems. Virginians Against Drug Violence opposed the bill on the grounds that banning the drug would increase interest in using it. Multiple, strong dividing stems, with a self-supporting growth habit, carry simple, fragrant, broad leaves, with candelabra-fashion arrays of protruding, snow-white flowers opening along their lengths. If passed, this bill would prohibit manufacturing, distributing, or delivering the active chemical ingredient in the plant Salvia divinorum (salvinorin A) with the intent that it be consumed by a person.

Adams's amended bill restricting the sale to minors passed unanimously in the Assembly on January 29, 2008 (Ayes: 76, Nays: 0). The species has bright scarlet flowers, but there are some cultivars that offer white, salmon, pink, lavender, burgundy, and orange blossoms.

The bill did not progress last time because it got buried behind higher-priority bills that needed to be heard in Finance, said Miles Baker, legislative assistant to Sen. I was kinda shocked" and went on to claim – "there is no medical purpose for this product, it is completely for getting high, getting stoned, and it is something that should not be out there and available".HB336 passed in the House of Representatives and was sent to the Senate, where it died with a status of Action Postponed Indefinitely. Kratom varies in potency, but despite what many people claim, the effects of different kinds (different leaf colors or countries of origin) are pretty much indistinguishable (when you adjust the dosage based on potency). Daniel Siebert criticised this wording as being "absurdly broad in scope, for it implies that any substance extracted from Salvia divinorum (water, chlorophyll, whatever) would be treated as a Schedule I controlled substance under the proposed law. Representative Ray said that federal regulators had alerted him that they were close to reaching their own classification for Salvia divinorum.