Daniel Siebert
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Daniel J. Siebert is an ethnobotanist, pharmacognosist, and author who lives in Malibu, California.
Siebert has studied Salvia divinorum
for over twenty years and claims to be the first person to unequivocally identify (by consuming it in 1993) Salvinorin A
as the primary psychoactive principal of Salvia divinorum. In 1998, Siebert appeared in the documentary Sacred Weeds
shown in the United Kingdom
. He has discussed Salvia divinorum on National Public Radio, Fox News, CNN
, Telemundo
and his comments have appeared in the Los Angeles Times
, USA Today
, and The New York Times
.
In 2002, Siebert wrote a letter to the United States Congress
in which he objected to bill H.R. 5607 introduced by Rep.
Joe Baca
(D
-California
) which sought to place Salvia divinorum in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act
.
In 2010, like the twelve years preceding it, he stated plans on publishing a book about Salvia divinorum called Divine Sage.
Siebert has studied Salvia divinorum
Salvia divinorum
Salvia divinorum is a psychoactive plant which can induce dissociative effects and is a potent producer of "visions" and other hallucinatory experiences...
for over twenty years and claims to be the first person to unequivocally identify (by consuming it in 1993) Salvinorin A
Salvinorin A
Salvinorin A is the main active psychotropic molecule in Salvia divinorum, a Mexican plant which has a long history of use as an entheogen by indigenous Mazatec shamans...
as the primary psychoactive principal of Salvia divinorum. In 1998, Siebert appeared in the documentary Sacred Weeds
Sacred Weeds
Sacred Weeds was a four part television series of 50 minute documentaries investigating the cultural impact of psychoactive plants on a broad array of early civilisations. The series was filmed at Hammerwood Park by the producer, Sarah Marris, and her production company TVF...
shown in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. He has discussed Salvia divinorum on National Public Radio, Fox News, CNN
CNN
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, Telemundo
Telemundo
Telemundo is an American television network that broadcasts in Spanish. The network is the second-largest Spanish-language content producer in the world, and the second-largest Spanish-language network in the United States, behind Univision....
and his comments have appeared in the Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
, USA Today
USA Today
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, and The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
.
In 2002, Siebert wrote a letter to the United States Congress
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
in which he objected to bill H.R. 5607 introduced by Rep.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
Joe Baca
Joe Baca
Joseph N. "Joe" Baca is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district, numbered as the 42nd from 1999 to 2003, is located in southwestern San Bernardino County and includes Fontana, Rialto, Ontario and parts of the city of San...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
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-California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
) which sought to place Salvia divinorum in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act
Controlled Substances Act
The Controlled Substances Act was enacted into law by the Congress of the United States as Title II of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970. The CSA is the federal U.S. drug policy under which the manufacture, importation, possession, use and distribution of certain...
.
In 2010, like the twelve years preceding it, he stated plans on publishing a book about Salvia divinorum called Divine Sage.