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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmember Conaway
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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In Support of State Legislation - House Bill 781 - Crimes - Distribution of Salvia Divinorum - Prohibition and Penalties
FOR the purpose of expressing support for this legislation that seeks to expand a prohibition on the distribution of Salvia divinorum to apply to all persons; urging the Honorable Chair and Members of the House Judiciary Committee to give House Bill 781 a favorable report; requesting the Honorable Chair and Members of the Baltimore City House Delegation to the 2011 Maryland General Assembly to work to secure passage of the legislation; and calling upon the Governor to sign the bill into law.
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Since 2008, the Baltimore City Council has sought to prohibit the possession and use of Salvia divinorum in Maryland. A resolution, which was introduced January 28, 2008, requesting State legislation to ban its use, reported National Institute on Drug Abuse information that Salvia divinorum, popularly known as Salvia, is a herb common to southern Mexico and Central and South America.
The Institute found that people who abuse Salvia generally experience hallucinations or delusional episodes that mimic psychosis. Effects include psychedelic-like changes in visual perceptions, mood, body sensations; emotional swings; feelings of detachment; and importantly, a highly modified perception of exter...
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