COLUMBUS — Purchasing a psychoactive herb known as Salvia divinorum for a mind-bending trip soon could be illegal in Ohio. Gov. Ted Strickland is reviewing a bill passed by the General Assembly at the ...

In 2003, always looking for ways to distract myself from the terrifying emotional burdens of adulthood, I ordered some herbs from a Web site that sold “marijuana alternatives.” One of those herbs was ...

Salvia’s effectiveness as a treatment for depression is being studied. Despite salvia's growing notoriety as a hallucinogenic drug abused by teenagers, the herb has medicinal properties and has been ...

Middlebury, Vermont, this week declared a public health emergency to prevent a local business from selling it. It's already illegal in five states -- Louisiana, Missouri, Tennessee, Oklahoma and ...