1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; establishing the sale or possession of salvia divinorum 
1.3 	as a crime;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 152.027, by adding a 
1.4 	subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 152.027, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 5.Sale and possession of salvia divinorum. (a) A person who unlawfully 
1.9 	sells any amount of salvia divinorum is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
1.10 	(b) A person who unlawfully possesses any amount of salvia divinorum is guilty 
1.11 	of a misdemeanor.

1.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2008, and applies to crimes 
1.13 	committed on or after that date.