Legal status of Salvia divinorum in the United States
Summary
Table:
State

Bill ref.

Proposed date

Classification

Status

Proposer

Salvinorin A included?

Notes

Alabama

HB697

22-Apr-2010

Schedule I

Enacted July 17, 2010

Rep. James O. Gordon

Yes

SB330

27-Mar-2007

not passed / died

Sen. Hank Erwin

Yes

n/a

18-Oct-2007

not passed / died

Sen. Roger Bedford & Rep. Johnny Mack Morrow

unknown

Alaska

SB313

05-Apr-2006

Schedule IIA

not passed / died

Sen. Gene Therriault

No

SB38

16-Jan-2007

not passed / died

Yes

SB52

21-Jan-2009

not passed / died

Yes

Arkansas

SB423

March-2011

Schedule I

Passed

Yes

California

AB259[9]

05-Feb-2007

prohibit sale to minors

Passed - 22-Jul-2008

Assembly Member Anthony Adams

No, then Yes

Proposed bill wording amended from original Schedule I prohibition to only prohibit sale to minors instead. - Passed. Came into effect on 01-Jan-2009.

Colorado

11-134

02-Jun-2011

Class 2 Misdemeanor

Passed

Colorado State Senate

Yes

See[10]

Connecticut

SB1098

Jan-2011

To be scheduled

Passed - 6-Jul-2011

"Many legislators, including Senator Boucher"[11] HB6174

[12]

Yes ("Salvinorum")

See.[13] Also see[14]

Delaware

SB259

16-Mar-2006

Schedule I

Passed - 02-May-2006

Sen. Karen Peterson

No

aka Brett’s law

Florida

SB340, SB1612 & HB1363

7-Feb-2008

Schedule I

Passed - 29-May-2008

Sen. Evelyn J. Lynn & Rep. Mary Brandenburg

Yes

Possession felony for up to 5 years in prison. Effective July 1, 2008

Georgia

HB1021

1-Jan-2010

"dangerous drug"[15]

Passed - 01-July-2010

Rep. John Lunsford

Yes

Adds "Salvia divinorum A" to list of dangerous drugs. Allows for "possession, planting, cultivation, growing, or harvesting of Salvia divinorum A strictly for aesthetic, landscaping, or decorative purposes."

Hawaii

2745 SD2 HD1 CD1

25-Jan-2010

Schedule I

Passed - 19-May-2010

Sen. Colleen Hanabusa

Yes - along with "Divinorin A"

Added to HRS Section 329-14(d) - Hallucinogenic substances

Illinois

SB2589

19-Jan-2006

Schedule I

not passed / sine die

Sen. John J. Millner

No

HB457

26-Jan-2007

Passed - 18-Aug-2007

Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti

No

Salvinorin A not mentioned, but bill wording incl. "any extract" from plant. Took effect 01-Jan-2008.

Indiana

SB57

05-Jan-2011

Class A misdemeanor

Passed - 01-July-2011[16]

Alting, Charbonneau, Miller

Yes

Iowa

HSB133 SSB1051

18-Jan-2007

Schedule I

passed

Governor's Office of Drug Control Policy

Yes

SF510[17]

29-Aug-2011

Schedule I

Passed - 29-Jul-2011

Gov. Terry Branstad

Yes

enacted after 30 days of passing

Kansas

SB481

28-Jan-2008

Schedule I

Passed - 24-April-2008

Sen. Peggy Mast

Yes

incl. any extract from any part, and every compound, manufacture, derivative, mixture or preparation of such plant, its seeds or extracts

Kentucky

SB107

26-Jan-2010

Schedule I

Passed - 26-Apr-2010

Sen. Brandon Smith

Yes

Louisiana

HB20

25-Feb-2005

Schedule I

Passed - 15-Aug-2005

Rep. Michael G. Strain

No

First State to ban Sd.

Maine

LD66

Dec-2006

prohibit sale to minors

Passed - 15-May-2007

Rep. Chris Barstow

No, then Yes

Amended - originally proposed 'Schedule Z' classification

Maryland

SB 317 and HB 8

28-Jan-2009

Schedule I

in committee

Senator Gladden and Delegates Haddaway and Eckardt

Yes

Johns Hopkins University has found a loophole that could stop the research they are doing.

Massachusetts

HB4434

16-May-2007

Class C

not passed / died

Rep. Viriato Manuel deMacedo and Rep. Daniel K. Webster

Yes

HB2037 HB1336 HB1789

12-January-2009

not passed / died

Rep. Viriato Manuel deMacedo and Rep. Daniel K. Webster

Yes

Michigan

SB1373[18]

1-Oct-2010

Schedule I

Passed

Yes

Minnesota

HF2949

14-Feb-2008

Schedule IV

not passed / died

Rep. Joe Atkins

No

SB2668

not passed / died

Sen. Steve Murphy

HF 484

Feb-2009

Schedule I

not passed / died

Rep. Morrie Lanning

SF0569

not passed / died

Sen. Bill Ingebrigtsen

HF2975

Feb-2010

Gross misdemeanor

not passed / died

Rep. Morrie Lanning

SF2773

Passed - 18-May-2010

Sen. Bill Ingebrigtsen

Yes

Mississippi

SB2456

29-Jan-2008

Schedule I

Passed - 01-Jul-2008

Sen.Hob Bryan

No

Missouri

HB165

05-Jan-2005

Schedule I

not passed / died

Rep. Rachel L. Bringer

No

HB633

23-Feb-2005

Passed - 28-Aug-2005

Rep Scott A. Lipke
and Rep. Rachel L. Bringer

Yes

Nebraska

LB840

10-Jan-2008

Schedule I

not passed / sine die

Attorney General Jon Bruning & Senator Vickie McDonald

Yes

LB 123

09-Jan-2009

Passed - Feb 27, 2009

Sen. Russ Karpisek

Yes

New Jersey

A1323

08-Jan-2008

Schedule I

proposed

Assemblywoman Linda Stender

Yes

S3426

11-Dec-2008

Schedule I

proposed

Sen. Stephen Sweeney

Yes

New Mexico

HB144[19]

21-Jan-2009

Schedule I

not passed / died

Rep. W. Ken Martinez & Rep. Keith J. Gardner

Yes

See New Mexico Statutes Ch. 30, Article 31 for list of controlled substances

HB336[20]

03-Feb-2011

not passed / died

Zachary J. Cook

Yes

SB127[21]

27-Jan-2014

not passed / died

Sue Wilson Beffort

Yes

New York

S1454-2013

18-Apr-2005

prohibit sale

Passed - January 2012

Sen. John J. Flanagan

No

fine of no more than $500 per violation

A8920

5-Jun-2007

prohibit possession

proposed

Assemblyman Carl Heastie

No

fine of no more than $50 per violation

S07736

18-Mar-2008

Schedule I

proposed

no sponsor listed

No

Possession- Class B Misdemeanor. Sale- Class A Misdemeanor

North Carolina

SB138

11-Feb-2009

Schedule I

Passed Aug 6, 2009

Sen. William R. Purcell, Sen. Stan Bingham et al.

Yes

applies to all forms of Salvia divinorum

North Dakota

SB2317

15-Jan-2007

Schedule I

Passed - 01-Aug-2007

Sen. Dave Oehlke, Sen. Randell Christmann et al.

No, then Yes

bill refers to salvinorin A and "any of the active ingredients" of Salvia divinorum

Ohio

HB215

May-2007

Schedule I

Passed - 06-Jan-2009

Rep. Thom Collier

Yes

Oklahoma

HB2485

06-Mar-2006

prohibit extracts

Passed - 26-May-2006

Rep. John Nance

Yes

enhanced, concentrated, and chemically or physically altered

HB3148

23-May-2008

Schedule I

Passed - 23-May-2008

Rep. David Derby and Sen. Jonathan Nichols

applies to all forms of Salvia divinorum - law comes into effect 01-Nov-2008

Oregon

SB592

22-Feb-2003

Schedule I

not passed / died

Sen. Richard Devlin and Sen. Ryan Deckert

HB3485

15-Mar-2003

not passed / died

Rep. Billy Dalto

HB2494

25-Jan-2007

not passed / died

Rep. John Lim

Yes

Pennsylvania

HB2657

02-May-2006

Schedule I

not passed / died

Rep. James Casorio et al.

Yes

SB1217

16-Jun-2006

not passed / died

Sen. Lisa Boscola et al.

No

SB710

29-Mar-2007

proposed

Sen. Lisa Boscola et al.

No

HB1379

29-May-2007

proposed

Rep. Beyer et al.

No

HB1547

18-Jun-2007

proposed

Rep. James Casorio et al.

Yes

SB1006

Passed - 23-Jun-2011

Yes

Rhode Island

2014-H 7191, 2014-S 2651

10-Jun-2014

Schedule I

Passed

Rep. Arthur J. Corvese

Sen. Frank S. Lombardi

Yes

only extracts are Schedule I; the "unaltered plant" is explicitly exempted

South Carolina

H4687

13-Feb-2008

Schedule I

Passed House / later died

Rep. Huggins

Yes

South Dakota

HB1090

20-Jan-2009

Class 1 misdemeanor / Class 6 felony

Passed - 11-Mar-2009

Rep. Chuck Turbiville

No

possession of less than 2 ounces a misdemeanor, 2 ounces or more a felony

Tennessee

SB3247 /HB2909
/TCA 39-17-452

15-Feb-2006

Class A misdemeanor

Passed - 01-Jul-2006

Rep. Park M. Strader, Sen. Tim Burchett

Yes

not an offense to possess, plant, cultivate, grow, or

harvest Sd for aesthetic, landscaping, or decorative purposes

Texas

HB2347

02-Mar-2007

Penalty Group 2

not passed / died

Rep. Charles "Doc" Anderson

Yes

Penalty Group 2 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act

HB3784

09-Mar-2007

Penalty Group 3

Rep. Tan Parker

Yes

Penalty Group 3 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act

SB1796

prohibit sale to minors

Sen. Craig Estes

No

proposed concurrently to HB2347 and HB3784 above

HB126

11-Nov-2008

Penalty Group 3

proposed

Rep. Charles "Doc" Anderson

Yes

Penalty Group 3 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act

SB257

prohibit sale to minors

Sen. Craig Estes

No

proposed concurrently to HB126 above

HB124

14-Jun-2013

Penalty Group 3

Passed - 14-Jun-2013

Representatives Anderson, Stephenson, Price, and Flynn

Yes

Added Salvia divinorum, unless unharvested and growing in its natural state, meaning all parts of that plant, whether growing or not, the seeds of that plant, an extract from a part of that plant, and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of that plant, its seeds, or extracts, including salvinorin A, to Penalty Group 3 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act.

Utah

HB190

18-Jan-2007

Schedule I

not passed / died

Rep. Paul Ray

No, then Yes

HB260

09-Jan-2008

not passed / died

Yes

HB277

28-Jan-2009

proposed

Yes

Virginia

HB2844

10-Jan-2007

Schedule I

not passed / died

Delegate John M. O'Bannon, III

only

Any material, compound, mixture, or preparation, which contains any quantity of salvinorin A (another name: Divinorin A). - The plant Salvia divinorum was not mentioned

Wisconsin

AB186

02-Apr-2009

Fine not to exceed $10,000

Passed

Rep. Cullen et al.

only

Wisconsin banned manufacturing, distributing, or delivering salvinorin A the extraction. The law does not name Salvia divinorum the organic plant as a controlled statute, therefore the live, raw, or dried plant is still legal by law and not part of the ban under this statute.

Wyoming

HB49

13-Feb-2006

Schedule I

not passed / died

Rep. Stephen Watt

No

HB62

Schedule I

Passed - 1-Jul-2011

Only

Salvinorin A is misspelled as "Salvinorum A". Salvia divinorum is not specifically listed but the plant is covered by the law because it contains salvinorin A, which is specifically listed in the bill.[22]

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