And the media item today most likely to both help generate interest in a drug previously not too popular and to also most likely speed up changes in its legal status is the front page article in Wednesday June 27th's San Francisco Chronicle about the Mexican "sacred weed" Salvia Divinorum with a bold heading about the LEGAL, INTENSE, HALLUCINOGEN that reportedly "when chewed or smoked causes intense hallucinations comparable to LSD or "magic mushrooms"" and "is available all over the Bay Area, mostly in smoke shops and herbal stores.

 It's also sold over the Internet. For $15 to $50 a hit users get high that sends them into a dreamlike state for anywhere from a few minutes to an hour or two. The article appears online under the heading "The Legal Hallucinogen" at sfgate. My guess is that it will all sound most appealing to those looking for a new high (except for the $50 a hit part !!!!) especially the fact it is still legal. Just like LSD was up until 40 years ago - up until the end of the Summer of Love.

The Chronicle article goes on to mention how many videos of folks gettin' twisted on this short but intense high drug are being posted on YouTube. This fact will no doubt send the curious (like myself) to search on YouTube where my quick SEARCH this morning on YouTube search under "Salvia divinorum"  netted a total of 173 video postings including "Her Salvia Divinorum Trip 20 X First Time" -  a homemade video of a girl getting wasted and being filmed by her male friend.