Senators will try to ban Salvia

The Nebraska Legislature may once again consider whether to outlaw the hallucinogenic plant Salvia divinorum.

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The Nebraska Legislature may once again consider whether to outlaw the hallucinogenic plant Salvia divinorum.

Sen. Russ Karpisek of Wilber introduced a bill (LB123) on Friday to ban the plant in Nebraska.

Recently, a Lincoln store owner stopped selling Salvia. State officials had cited him for selling the plant at his Lincoln store, Exotica. It’s not illegal to possess the plant in Nebraska, but officials said Christian Firoz violated a statute that prohibits the sale of substances that will be used to induce intoxication. He was set to go to trial later this month.

The plant can cause hallucinations within seconds after it’s smoked, licked or chewed.

A different bill from a different senator didn’t reach a final vote last year.

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