I am not a ‘drug’ person, so it was with some apprehension that I decided to give smoking Salvia a go. I got some of the black, flakey, powdery substance from a friend who had got it – quite legally – over the Internet. The first thing that I noticed – and I suspect the first thing that you would notice too, unless you don’t have a nose – is that this stuff absolutely stinks. Not in a “hmmm that’s quite unique and quite interesting” way, but in a “Oh my god this absolutely stinks”. Smoking Salvia may have been first tried as a way to get rid of the stench.

I put some Salvia on a pipe and inhaled quickly. The intense high from smoking Salvia hit me quickly and was over just as rapidly. I was pretty much incoherent in speech and thought for about 3 minutes. Within five I felt I’d happily enough drive a car or operate some heavy machinery. If only I knew how to drive or operate heavy machinery.

Should you try smoking Salvia? That’s up to you, of course. The old Shamans swore by it (they probably said “f___ me, that stinks”) and they found it a fantastic way to get mind-bending insight. While you’re unlikely to get the same benefits, it might be worth trying just to say you have.

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