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Five Facts About Salvia, Hallucinogen Loughner Reportedly Used

Jared Loughner, the Arizona man accused of trying to assassinate Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in a shooting spree that left six people dead, was a regular user of the hallucinogenic herb Salvia divinorum, according to a report in today's New York Times. Salvia divinorum is legal in most states, although it can have a powerful...

Melissa Gilbert: 'Miley Wanted to Get Caught'

(Dec. 14) -- From one former child star to another, Melissa Gilbert is telling Miley Cyrus to get real. The former "Little House on the Prairie" star talked to AOL News in an exclusive interview about Cyrus' claim that she was smoking salvia out of a bong, after video captured her inhaling what some assumed was an illegal...

Salvia Takes Center Stage in Miley Cyrus Bong Video Drama

(Dec. 13) -- For anyone who's seen the video of Miley Cyrus having a, um, good time after hitting a bong, it definitely looks like she had something potent in that pipe. But did you know that what the young pop star was smoking is a powerful hallucinogen that's legal in most states? Salvia has been a known quantity in...

Military Cracks Down on 'Legal Highs'

(Feb. 17) -- It's known as "spice," "magic mint" and "Sally D." Now, the psychoactive plant officially called Salvia divinorum is increasingly the target of military bans seeking to stop service members from using the legal drug. Typically chewed or smoked, Salvia produces a "hallucinogenic high," according to the Drug...

Background on Salvia divinorum

Salvia divinorum (also known as Diviner's Sage, Ska María Pastora, Seer's Sage, and by its genus name Salvia) is a psychoactive plant which can induce dissociative effects and is a potent producer of "visions" and other hallucinatory experiences.

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