The bill does not mention the active chemical constituent salvinorin A. Salvia expert Daniel Siebert criticised this wording as being: "absurdly broad in scope, for it implies that any substance extracted from Salvia divinorum (water, chlorophyll, whatever) would be treated as a Schedule I controlled substance under the proposed law.
"[2] March 2007 news of the bill's passage on Reboletti's website alleged that Salvia is a powerful psychoactive plant which in appearance looks like marijuana but has the psychoactive properties of LSD.Reboletti said, It’s important that we in the legislature are proactive in protecting our children from highly addictive substancesand 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.
[6]Opponents of extremely prohibitive Salvia restrictions argue that such reactions are largely due to an inherent prejudice and a particular cultural bias rather than any actual balance of evidence, pointing out inconsistencies in attitudes toward other more toxic and addictive drugs such as alcohol and nicotine.
[ii][2] Alcohol related financial contributions featured highly for Representative Dennis Reboletti's 2006 political campaign.