BigSatan, dont listen to their bullshit. In order to have no control over yourself, you'd have to smoke it, smoke it, smoke it to the point where you would have to sit there while someone else held the bong.
You have control over yourself, but coordination is definitely impaired. It's not something you'd want to get up and run around on anyway. It's for relaxing, meditation, or shamanic work (smoking to the point you see visions).
I've tried it on many occaisions, and have ounces sitting next to me right now. So much I dont think I could smoke it all.
It's legal everywhere in the world except Australia, but since our government doesnt like the general public getting high, expect it to become illegal eventually. Thing is, they'd have to modify existing drug laws to get Salvia. The drug law states something to the effect of "the new drug must be chemically related to another drug". Salvia has no chemical cousins in the drug world. Salvia contains Salivorin A, the most potent psychoactive naturally found. To give you an idea, if you had pure Salivorin A, you could lick the tip of a needle, dip it in the Saliv. A, and the amount on the TIP of the needle would be enough to make you completely fucking out of it. Like a zombie type shit while you were high.
Luckily, smoking it isnt near as bad, but its pretty weird. Not one person that I've given some to try hasnt been impressed. It's because one clearing of the bong will get you crazy fucked up.
EROWID SALVIA VAULT
Madd Hatter, my PM to him was basically telling him a few things he (and anybody who tries salvia) needs to know.
1. While you can get effects from smoking it out of joints/blunts/pipes, you wont get anything more than say, a tobacco or light weed buzz that way. If you want real deal effects, you have to smoke it out of a water pipe/bong.
2. Some people who try it say nothing happens. This isnt b/c Salvia is bunk, its because they didnt inhale properly. While tobacco and marijuana smoke instantly effects you the second it reaches the lungs, Salvia smoke takes 20-30 seconds to take effect. The best way to do it is: fill the bong, exhale any smoke you might have taken in, clear the bong, set the bong down, close your eyes, count to 25 or 30 (take in a little bit more air to get it deeper in) and then exhale and it will hit you like a right cross. Good shit. The 'weird' effects will last for 5 or so minutes, then after that, you'll probably have a little light buzz for another 5-15 minutes. So basically, you can take a hit every 10-20 minutes if you want to sustain the effects.
Also:
- You wont be able to drive for the first 5-10 minutes
- You will NOT be prepared for the effects the first time regardless of what you think. Setting is important. You need to be relaxed, around people who are relaxed. In the dark with some relaxing music is probably cool. Dont try to get up and run around, you will fall. I cant really describe it, but in an off way, its like being really drunk physically while your mind is still normal. That freaks some people out. Just sit there and enjoy it.