The problem with continuing to allow uncontrolled access to salvia is that the long term effects appear to be the same as other hallucinogens, such as LSD and mescaline, and that is often depression and schizophrenia," said Sen. The bill was signed into law by Governor Granholm September 30, 2010 and took effect October 1, 2010. Susan Kirchmann, Firoz's lawyer, argued that statute is too vague and is unconstitutional – "The law can't be fairly interpreted. Virginians Against Drug Violence opposed the bill on the grounds that banning the drug would increase interest in using it. Tales from the Salvia dark side" Archived 2009-09-02 at the Library of Congress Web Archives, AirForceTimes (+ArmyTimes+NavyTimes), 2007-02-12.

Multiple, strong dividing stems, with a self-supporting growth habit, carry simple, fragrant, broad leaves, with candelabra-fashion arrays of protruding, snow-white flowers opening along their lengths. I read that salvia facilitates lucid dreaming, so I tried chewing some leaves before bed time, and it was interesting because I would see faces and remember names I had long forgotten. The only exemption to this is the 'possession, planting, cultivation, growing, or harvesting of Salvia divinorum or Salvia divinorum A strictly for aesthetic, landscaping, or decorative purposes' O. This is standardized to contain exactly 1 mg salvinorin A per 25 mg of leaf (this is equivalent to 40 mg salvinorin A per gram of leaf).But the bill did not get enacted during its legislative session and was instead sent to the House file for defeated bills on February 28, 2007. There the law classes its use as a 'Class A misdemeanor', but it is not an offence to possess, plant, cultivate, grow, or harvest Salvia divinorum for "aesthetic, landscaping, or decorative purposes". But Sutton said the department supports the legislation because it aims to make the public safer, "If it has detrimental effects on its users, it concerns us. Its psychoactive properties are not like those of LSD, and that Salvia divinorum is not generally understood to be either addictive or toxic. John Bulloch reportedly saw a report on an Atlanta television news station about the increased use of Salvia divinorum.

On Wednesday, March 3, 2010, Governor Doyle signed 2009 Wisconsin Act 141 into law, making Wisconsin the 19th state to regulate the sale of Salvia divinorum. Representative's John Nance (R) bill HB 2485 was passed into law in the State of Oklahoma on the May 26, 2006. The bill unanimously passed the house on January 16, 2008, and passed the Virginia State Senate unanimously on February 18, 2008.Salvia was blamed for the suicide of Delaware teen Brett Chidester in January 2006, shortly after which Delaware became the first state to outlaw salvia under what was dubbed "Brett's Law". Rau suggested that this is a long used drug prosecutors ploy "to make dealers out of everyone," saying of his untreated leaf, "Nobody wants leaves. Kenneth Rau questioned why North Dakota needs to prohibit salvia when the federal government has not moved in a similar way, but Christmann reportedly felt that waiting for Washington to act was not in the best interests of North Dakota, saying, "I'm not one who usually relies too much on what the federal government tells me to do. However, Christian Firoz was cited under a more general Nebraskan statute where it is illegal to sell a product to induce an intoxicated condition. Also in that month, on March 9, 2007, House Bill 3784, was introduced by Representative Tan Parker (R).