Incensed over incense.

• Position: STATELINE - Senator Gene - Brief article

Salvia divinorum is a natural substance extracted from sage plants. It often is marketed as incense but can be used as an "herbal meditation supplement." The drug is not widely restricted and is becoming more popular, and that has some people concerned. Alaska Senator Gene Therriault has called the plant a "very powerful hallucinogenic substance" capable of "long-lasting psychological effects." He says experts caution users of the substance that they risk depression and...