Has anyone ever heard of this stuff? What are your thoughts?
Currently it is legal in the United States, but I have heard that is going to soon change. It is not marijuana, but a form of sage.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvia_divinorum
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Salvia divinorum was first recorded in print by Jean Basset Johnson in 1939 as he was studying Mazatec shamanism. R. Gordon Wasson later documented its usage and reported its effects through personal testimonials. It was not until the 1990s that the psychoactive mechanism was identified by a team led by Daniel Siebert.
Flowering Salvia divinorumThe history of the plant is not known, but there are three possibilities as to its origin. Since it is found in one small area and only one indigenous group uses it, it is either native to this area, is a cultigen of the Mazatecs, or is a cultigen of another indigenous group. Wasson theorized that this plant was the mythological pipilzintzintli, the "Noble Prince" of the Aztec codices. However, this theory is not without dispute. The Aztecs were extremely knowledgeable in plant identification, and their records report that pipilzintzintli has both male and female varieties. Salvia divinorum, however, is monoecious, meaning it produces flowers of both sexes on a single plant. Skeptics of this theory report that the Aztecs would have known the difference between male and female flowers. Wasson gains validity, however, as a number of Aztec historical accounts classify plants as male or female in a metaphorical, rather than botanically anatomical manner
there are actually alot of psychoactive herbs around, and it seems like native americans used all of them at one time or another. the problem is the amount you have to ingest to feel any effects is usually ridiculously high. lots of times the preferred method of using is brewing tea with the herb. i have never heard of this one, but there are on-line stores (many based in Holland, naturally) that sell these herbs and describe them in a detailed manner. interesting stuff, actually.
I know someone who has tried it and only put a pinch in a pipe, took two hits, and was off in la la land for about five minutes. Then just felt euphoric for the next day.