CCLE Publishes Updated Report on Salvia Divinorum

Recent scientific findings concerning the Mazatec plant Salvia
divinorum, including its unique site of action within the brain, suggest
that further research may lead to the development of safe and novel
medical treatments for people suffering from depression. Yet, just as
researchers are beginning to better understand the plant, a federal bill
(HR 5607) threatens to call such promising research to a halt by placing the plant and its active principle, salvinorin A, into Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act.

In an effort to provide public policy guidance on this issue, the
nonprofit Center for Cognitive Liberty & Ethics (CCLE) has released an
updated version of its "Report on Salvia divinorum and its Active
Principle." This report examines recent scientific findings, public
health statistics, and statutory criteria for placing a drug into
Schedule I, and concludes that neither Salvia divinorum nor salvinorin A meet the criteria for inclusion in Schedule I, and that placement in
Schedule I will all but preclude further scientific studies of the
plant.

The updated CCLE report on Salvia divinorum is available in PDF format
via the CCLE's web site, and was made possible by tax-deductible
donations to the Salvia Divinorum Defense Fund. A hardcopy of the report is mailed free to all persons donating $20.00 or more to the Fund.

Download the Report here:
http://www.cognitiveliberty.org/pdf/salvia_dea.pdf

Learn More about HR 5607 here:
http://www.cognitiveliberty.org/dll/salvia_divinorum_action_center.htm

Make an online donation to the Defense Fund here:
http://www.cognitiveliberty.org/drug_policy/salvia_defense_fund.htm

Copies of the CCLE's Salvia divinorum report, along with letters from a
diverse group of experts objecting to HR 5607, will be mailed to members of the House Judiciary Committee in early December.

--Center for Cognitive Liberty & Ethics (CCLE)
http://www.cognitiveliberty.org

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