Pubdate: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 Source: Salt Lake Tribune (UT) Copyright: 2007 The Salt Lake Tribune Contact: http://www.sltrib.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/383 Author: Erin Alberty LAWMAKERS DON'T TOUCH HALLUCINOGENIC HERB Lawmakers have set aside a proposed ban on the hallucinogenic herb salvia divinorum. Paul Ray, R-Clinton, who proposed listing the plant as a schedule 1 controlled substance, said federal regulators alerted him that they were close to reaching their own classification for salvia divinorum. The herb presently is unregulated under federal law. For at least five years, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency has said it is researching the herb's effects and addictiveness, media reports say. A spokeswoman on Wednesday said there is no clear schedule for when the DEA will conclude its examination and determine whether salvia divinorum should be regulated. - --- MAP posted-by: Beth Wehrman