RE: Salvia divinorum

Perhaps we should have done this sooner, Jim.  LOL!!!

Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5) 

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of james singer
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 6:30 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Salvia divinorum

I submit it's our civic duty to educate Boobus Americanus "Legislaturata"
about all the dangerous poisonous, hallucinogenic, alien, and bisexual
plants in our environment. It may keep them so busy they won't have time or
opportunity to do something really stupid.


On May 29, 2006, at 9:49 PM, Zemuly Sanders wrote:

> If our legislators only knew of all the psychoactive and downright 
> poisonous plants there are in flower gardens, they'd probably be worse 
> than the plant police.  Can you imagine?
> zem
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Monday, May 29, 2006 8:22 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Salvia divinorum
>
>
>> That reminds me of the best medicine I ever had - horrible stuff but 
>> worked like a charm on bronchitis.  It was Turpine Hydrate with 
>> codeine. The little bit of codeine let you get some sleep while the 
>> TP did it's thing. Then the druggies found it and you had to sign for 
>> it at the pharmacy. Eventually they dropped it in favor of the even 
>> nastier tasting - and worthless - grape, cherry, etc cough syrups.
>>
>> BTW, I was doing a cultivation sheet on Herb of the Year, Scented 
>> Geraniums, and read that some of them are used to make a turpine 
>> hydrate. Wonder if it's connected somehow.
>>
>> Kitty
>> neIN, Zone 5
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna" <gossiper@sbcglobal.net>
>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> Sent: Monday, May 29, 2006 8:06 PM
>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Salvia divinorum
>>
>>
>>> around here, they are also keeping track of certain over the counter 
>>> medicines and restricting how much you buy....  drives me nuts.
>>>
>>> Donna
>>>
>>> --- Zemuly Sanders <zsanders@midsouth.rr.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I just heard on the news today that Tennessee had outlawed Salvia!  
>>>> When I searched further I found it was, in fact, 'Salvia divinorum'  
>>>> that had been banned.  Apparently it's leaves possess a 
>>>> hallucinogenic compound.  I do hope that garden centers are not 
>>>> made targets of raids.
>>>> Nothing about our recent
>>>> legislation mentioned anything except 'salvia.'  I know I'm getting 
>>>> old. <LOL> I just have no patience with stupid people.
>>>> zem
>>>> zone  7
>>>> West TN
>>>>
>>>>
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Island Jim
Southwest Florida
27.0 N, 82.4 W
Hardiness Zone 10
Heat Zone 10
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
Maximum 100 F [38 C]

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