Salvia, Amanita and other botanical laws in Alabama

(b) The controlled substances listed in this section are included in Schedule I:
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(4)a. A synthetic controlled substance that is any material, mixture, or preparation that contains any quantity of the following chemical compounds, their salts, isomers and salts of isomers, unless specifically excepted, whenever the existence of these salts, isomers and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation or compound:
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305. Salvinorin A.

(a) The possession of salvia divinorum or salvinorum A, including all parts of the plant presently classified botanically as salvia divinorum, whether growing or not, the seeds thereof, any extract from any part of such plant, and every compound, manufacture, salts, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such plant, its seeds or extracts shall be illegal in this state.
(b) A violation of subsection (a) shall be subject to the same penalties as a violation of Sections 13A-12-213 and 13A-12-214.

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a letter to food manufacturers that Amanita muscaria ( A. muscaria ), its extracts, and certain of its constituents (muscimol, ibotenic acid, and muscarine) are not authorized for use as ingredients in conventional food. A. muscaria and its constituents have been used in foods intended to have hallucinogenic effects, sometimes marketed as “psychedelic edibles”, “legal psychedelics” or “mushroom edibles”. After reviewing the available information about A. muscaria and its constituents, the FDA concluded that they do not meet the safety standard for use in food and that their use as food ingredients may be harmful.
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The FDA determined that the use of this ingredient and its constituents do not meet the Generally Recognized As Safe (or GRAS) standard and that they are unapproved food additives.
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As part of a broader assessment of these ingredients in the food supply, the FDA is also evaluating the use of these ingredients in dietary supplements.