The Salvia divinorum Research and Information Center - Shroomery

The Salvia divinorum FAQ
trip, you'll feel better in a few minutes." "Your name is (subject's name), I'm (state
your name) I'm your (friend, lover, spouse etc.)" . If speech is not called for, be silent.
Silence is often less threatening to the tripper than trying to decipher what a sitter is
saying.
Q. What is the tertiary role?
A. To help the tripper later recall the trip. There are several techniques. Use a
notebook and record all the tripper's odd behavior and utterances. Later you can ask
the tripper "Do you remember standing on your head and talking about a purple
potato?". That may jog his/her memory about what he experienced. Another technique,
if the tripper is not too far gone to communicate during the trip, is to ask repeatedly
"what are you experiencing now?" A notebook, or more conveniently a tape recorder,
can be used to record responses.
Q. Any safety Do's and Don'ts?
A. Common sense guidelines are:
• Choose the time and place of your trip carefully. Privacy and safety are essential.
• Choose your dose and mode of delivery carefully.
• Lie down for the duration of the trip. You're pretty darn safe in bed if you're not
smoking there.
• Have a sitter (this is especially important if you are new to Salvia, taking a high dose
or using an efficient delivery system such as vaporization.
• As a general rule do not mix Salvia with any other other psychoactive substances. If
you are quite experienced with Salvia ,and with the other substance, you might decide
to ignore this advice at some point; but if you do so you are playing guinea pig. When
you play guinea pig risks increase. If you decide to play guinea pig having a sitter
present would be a wise precaution.
• If you are currently having mental health problems or have a history of same, don't
take Salvia without first discussing it with your mental health practitioner.
• Don't give Salvia to minors, or to violent or unstable individuals.
XII. LEGAL STATUS
Q. What is the legal status of Salvia?
A. The author of this FAQ is not an attorney and cannot render a legal opinion. If you
have a question regarding the legal status of Salvia divinorum or salvinorin, you should
consult an attorney knowledgeable about drug law. Salvinorin is not a scheduled
(controlled) substance. At this time (early 2000) people are not being prosecuted for
growing or using Salvia. It is being grown by commercial greenhouses and is sold as
"incense" and "dye" and often labeled "not for human consumption". Live plants are
readily available from commercial greenhouses. Drug laws are often ambiguous and
'elastic' in scope. It is possible that some prosecutor might decide to go after Salvia
users or suppliers. It is quite possible that in the future some crime or disaster will be
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