Comments on: Mom Says Legal Herb Killed Son

Teenagers Are Smoking Salvia Divinorum And Posting Videos On YouTube

[interpreter3]

Sad and unfortunate story, but salvia divinorum is not to blame for this. Never mind the bitter divorce proceedings,etc.

The funny thing is, I put ''salvia'' into the CBSNEWS.COM search box and not only does it bring up the story, it brings up ads that link to where I can buy salvia divinorum online - way cool, thanks CBS !!!

A sad way for the DEA to justify it''s sorry existence!

[dewatson5]

Mrs. Chidester is just another parent who, lacking personal and parental responsibility, points blame elsewhere. Unfortunately for peaceful entheogen users she is partaking in another misguided crusade against freedom. People like her will never learn and will never cease to be a threat to our natural rights. The world has no place for another sad excuse for a human being such as her.

I can only hope that, if she succeeds in stripping people like myself of yet another freedom, she takes her own life in a fit of depression far worse than what her son experienced.

[dewatson5]

Mrs. Chidester is just another parent who, lacking personal and parental responsibility, points blame elsewhere. Unfortunately for peaceful entheogen users she is partaking in another misguided crusade against freedom. People like her will never learn and will never cease to be a threat to our natural rights. The world has no place for another sad excuse for a human being such as her.

I can only hope that, if she succeeds in stripping people like myself of yet another freedom, she takes her own life in a fit of depression far worse than what her son experienced.

[lucyglass]

as sorry as i am for the loss of an innocent child, the knowledge that i have of salvia cannot allow me to even blame salvia at all. salvia''s effects last about 2 minutes and at most you may think you''re couch is sinking in or that the room is spinning. never would it produce feelings of suicide, and would never last long enough, or have any long term effects that would cause any of this to happen. first of all, what is a 16 yr old doing buying anything online? salvia is atleast 18+ in ever state. there are plenty of disclaimers like not driving or doing anything on salvia, but it would never cause a suicide attempt. i''m so sorry for the loss of this boy, but this is not a case of salvia doing harm. it is strong but safe as long as an adult is using it at home. it is not dangerous to this extent by any means.

[mariapastora]

Of all the crazy videos posted on YouTube, those showing drunken teenagers far outnumber those taking Salvia.

Why didn''t the reporter question Brett''s parents about his underage (that is, illegal) use of alcohol?

Why did the report focus so much on Salvia''s use by younger teens?

Why did it ignore Salvia''s more responsible and long continuing traditions of spiritual use?

Why did it ignore results from surveys on human subject (as opposed to rats) suggesting, if anything, that Salvia has an ANTI-depressant effect?

Why was CBS''s coverage so one-sided, completely biased and sensationalist overall?

[potsnob-2009]

The DEA works for the big drug companies, so don''t act surprised when they want to illegalize something that might have potential medical benefits.

These parents should be ashamed of themselves for what they are saying. Instead of taking personal responsibility for what happened, they blame an inanimate object.

I think their divorce would have had more of an effect on their son then some salvia.

They need to realize that drugs don''t kill people, people kill people. They are more responsible for their sons suicide then salvia.

Blame yourself for your actions, don''t make innocent people suffer by making outlaws of the population.

This story is disgusting, and these people should not even be given play, it is time we looked at the real issue, and that is the rising level of unhappy homes and divorces in this country.

Legalize Drugs!

[emma915]

Is poison ivy illegal? Would a mother let her child smoke poison ivy? Wake up America! DON''T LET YOU KIDS SMOKE ANYTHING!!!!

[mark48108]

Ok I finished reading the article and now I''m more pissed off then ever.
"The DEA is considering classifying salvia as a schedule one drug, which means it has no medicinal use and a high abuse potential like heroin or LSD. That would make it illegal to buy, sell or use in all 50 states."

Schedule one drug means that is illegal to do anything with it. So they will outlaw it and make it to where scientist in the US will not even be able to test it to see how harmful or beneficial it is. It is the same schedule as Cocaine and Heroine. It will just be banned. Isn''t it amazing that the government with no testing can decide that something has no medical benefit and can''t be tested to see if there is a benefit.


So the DEA who is NOT any kind of medical group is going to decide for the rest of the country that this has no benefit and is bad for you. No one listed in the article is a doctor or scientist that is actively study the harm or benefits of this. The DEA without the approval of our supreme court and make something illegal. The DEA is supposed to enforce laws and make recommendation to the people who make law. They are not supposed to make laws them selves.

[mark48108]

Ok I finished reading the article and now I''m more pissed off then ever.
"The DEA is considering classifying salvia as a schedule one drug, which means it has no medicinal use and a high abuse potential like heroin or LSD. That would make it illegal to buy, sell or use in all 50 states."

Schedule one drug means that is illegal to do anything with it. So they will outlaw it and make it to where scientist in the US will not even be able to test it to see how harmful or beneficial it is. It is the same schedule as Cocaine and Heroine. It will just be banned. Isn''t it amazing that the government with no testing can decide that something has no medical benefit and can''t be tested to see if there is a benefit.


So the DEA who is NOT any kind of medical group is going to decide for the rest of the country that this has no benefit and is bad for you. No one listed in the article is a doctor or scientist that is actively study the harm or benefits of this. The DEA without the approval of our supreme court and make something illegal. The DEA is supposed to enforce laws and make recommendation to the people who make law. They are not supposed to make laws them selves.

[sevenveils]

The DEA should consider making nicotine and alcohol schedule one drugs as well? Oh, that''s right, large corporations are making huge profits from these and then funneling large amounts of money into politician''s campaign coffers.