Once again we face the hypocrisy of the main stream media's agreement reality versus experiential reality...
NBC News Transcripts
September 10, 2008 Wednesday
SHOW: Today 7:00 AM EST NBC
MATT LAUER, co-host:
"And now to an herb that may be as dangerous as cocaine and LSD. You may have never heard of it, but your kids definitely have. And as NBC's Chris Jansing tells us, it's legal and it's easy to find for anyone who wants a quick high."
CHRIS JANSING reporting:
"The shocking videos are all over YouTube. People lighting up and tripping out on the world's most potent hallucinogenic herb, Salvia
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Experts compare a Salvia trip to LSD but shorter and more intense.
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Hope and heartbreak on sale for as little as $5 a hit."
Not mentioned:
1) Not one single salvia overdose case. Ever.
2) Not one fatality directly linked to salvia. Ever.
3) Not one study showing any toxicity to the body. Ever.
4) Not one example of DUI with salvia. Ever.
a) Hundreds of overdoses of alcohol. Weekly.
b) Hundreds of fatalities linked to alcohol. Weekly.
c) Hundreds of studies demonstrating toxic effects of alcohol.
d) Thousands of DUI's with alcohol. Weekly.
And now a drug more dangerous than cocaine and LSD. You've heard of it, and so have your kids. It's legal and easy to find for anyone wanting a quick high. Alcohol: happiness and heartbreak on sale for as little as $2 a bottle.
Quite simply: we accept that alcohol presents problems. We don't panic, we deal with the problems it creates. Why is the mainstream media approach so dramatically different with Salvia?
Posted by Malakkar Vohryzek