and if an illegal flight took place then it is very possible there will be a prosecution
and if an illegal flight took place then it is very possible there will be a prosecution."Mr Milton, who had he hoping to raise £300,000 for the Artificial Heart Fund, said: "I simply had to have a go".. You can smoke it, chew it or boil it to make tea. And it can make you feel as though you are flying through space – or it can knock you unconscious You can smoke it, chew it or boil it to make tea. And it can make you feel as though you are flying through space – or it can knock you unconscious. No wonder that, for New York's chattering society, Salvia divinorum – a type of sage used for centuries by shamans in Mexico – is the recreational drug of choice this summer."There are herbs that come into fashion every year and this year it's Salvia divinorum," said Jeffrey Rosen, of Flower Power, a herb shop in the East Village, which does not stock the herb."I think the interest is not medicinal I think the interest here is recreational.
I think it is partly fashion but also partly just the fact that people have discovered this hallucinogenic drug that is legal. It's just putting two and two together."Until now law enforcement agencies and health workers have had few dealings with the herb But they are increasing their scrutiny of it. Health officials warn that the effects of the drug and how it interacts with the brain are unclear.Users say it has been used for centuries with few side- effects, most particularly by the Mazatec Indians of the Oaxaca region of Mexico. One of several websites devoted to the herb – the Sage Wisdom Salvia Shop – says: "The Mazatec people have preserved Salvia divinorum and the knowledge surrounding its use for hundreds of years.
We are privileged to have them share their sacred herb with us."Daniel Siebert, a researcher who runs an information site on the herb and sells it at $120 (£85) an ounce, told The New York Times: "I think that a lot of people who are into this kind of thing see it as an alternative to illegal drugs That's not what it is – it's a philosopher's tool. It alters your consciousness in a very profound way."With a bitter taste, a harsh smoke and relatively short-term effects, Mr Siebert said the herb was not a suitable drug for parties He said: "It's not a good drug for socialising It's the opposite of that.". Thousands of weapons went up in smoke in ceremonies around the world yesterday when the United Nations opened a two-week conference aimed at reducing the flow of arms into conflict zones. Thousands of weapons went up in smoke in ceremonies around the world yesterday when the United Nations opened a two-week conference aimed at reducing the flow of arms into conflict zones. Authorities in Cambodia, Sierra Leone, Brazil and South Africa set fire to pyres of illicit guns and light weapons to highlight the illegal trade in small arms that is blamed for 500,000 deaths a year.But the lofty goals of the UN conference in New York have been scaled back after pressure from gun-producing countries such as the United States, China and Russia, whose delegates have been working behind the scenes to block agreement on a tough action plan. The outcome of the conference will be a non-binding declaration by the 120 states in attendance that many participants fear will be too weak to have any real impact.American officials, under pressure from the National Rifle Association (NRA), a powerful lobby group that is accredited to the conference as a non-governmental organisation, insist that the UN conference will not touch on "domestic gun-control issues".Ramming home that point at the conference opening yesterday, the US under secretary of state for arms control, John Bolton, said the Bush administration rejected any move to restrict the right of citizens to bear arms. He also warned that America would oppose plans to restrict arms trading to rebel groups.Kofi Annan, UN secretary general, who was attending the Organisation of African Unity summit in Lusaka yesterday, said: "Perhaps the document is not going to be as strong as we would have liked, but it is a step in the right direction.
