March 01, 2007

Addison, IL … Freshman State Representative Dennis Reboletti (R-Elmhurst) today passed his first bill out of committee that would categorize the drug Salvia Divinorum as a banned substance in Illinois. Salvia Divinorum, also known as Diviner's Sage, Magic Mint, Sally D, or Salvia, is a little known but powerful psychoactive plant which in appearance looks like marijuana but has the psychoactive properties of LSD. Salvia Divinorum is currently not classified as a banned substance.

“As a former Will County prosecutor, I have seen first hand the devastation that drug use has on families and the community. It’s important that we in the legislature are proactive in protecting our children from highly addictive substances,” Reboletti said. “’Magic Mint’ has just started to show up on the radar with teenagers and young adults in my community. It’s important the community realizes the danger and destruction that this drug causes.”

According to the US Drug Enforcement Administration, other Schedule 1 substances include heroin, LSD, marijuana and methaqualone. Schedule 1 substances are classified as drugs that have a high potential for abuse, have no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the US and have a lack of accepted safety for use of the drug under medical supervision.
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Reboletti said, “For a drug to be classified as a Schedule 1 substance signifies that it’s a highly dangerous and potentially lethal drug for its user. Hopefully, the passage of my bill will bring attention to “Magic Mint” and help law enforcement combat the future rise of this drug.”

Representative Reboletti can be contacted at his district office located at 50 East Oak St, Suite 250, Addison, or by calling (630) 530-2730.