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House adds salvia derivatives to controlled-substances schedule and forwards bill to Senate
Summary
House Bill 190 was amended to add derivatives of salvinorin A (a derivative of salvia divinorum) to the controlled-substances schedule and passed the House 68–0 with seven absent; the bill will go to the Senate as amended.
House Bill 190 was amended and passed by the Utah House on Wednesday to add derivatives of salvinorin A — a compound related to salvia divinorum — to the state’s controlled-substances schedule.
Representative Ray moved Amendment Number 1 to include derivatives of salvinorin A on Schedule I, characterizing the substance as a psychotropic drug similar to peyote or LSD and saying it was being sold at local smoke shops. The House adopted the amendment, and Representative Ray said the bill would make possession and sale illegal for those substances.
Voting on the amended bill resulted in a roll-call tally the Speaker announced as 68 yes, 0 no and 7 absent. The bill passed the House as amended and will be forwarded to the Senate for further action.
Next steps: The bill is transmitted to the Senate in its amended form.
