Daniel Siebert (ethnobotanist)

Daniel Siebert at the 2004 Mind States Oaxaca conference.

Daniel J. Siebert was an ethnobotanist, pharmacognosist, and author who lived in Southern California.[1]

Siebert studied Salvia divinorum for over twenty years. Based on self-experiments with friends in 1993,[2] he was the first person to unequivocally identify salvinorin A as the active psychoactive compound in Salvia divinorum.[1][3][4] In 1998, Siebert appeared in the documentary Sacred Weeds shown in the United Kingdom.[1] He was interviewed about Salvia divinorum on National Public Radio,[5] Fox News, CNN,[6] Telemundo and his comments have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, USA Today, and The New York Times.[1]

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.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Siebert, Daniel J. "Daniel J Siebert's Home Page". Archived from the original on 2022-03-20.
  2. ^ Siebert, Daniel J. (1994-06-01). "Salvia divinorum and salvinorin A: new pharmacologic findings". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 43 (1): 53–56. doi:10.1016/0378-8741(94)90116-3. ISSN 0378-8741.
  3. ^ Marushia, Robin (June 2003). "Salvia divinorum: The Botany, Ethnobotany, Biochemistry and Future of a Mexican Mint" (PDF). Ethnobotany. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 7, 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-04.
  4. ^ "Ska Pastora -- Leaves of the Sherpherdess" (Conference at Breitenbush Hot Springs, by Ian Soutar). MAPS: Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies. 2000-12-07. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
  5. ^ Schaper, David (2006-03-20). "Legal, Herbal Hallucinogenic Draws Teens, Critics". NPR. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
  6. ^ "New Recreational Drug Poses Questions For DEA" (Interview by Anderson Cooper). CNN. 2003-06-24. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
  7. ^ Siebert, Daniel. "Daniel Siebert's letter to Congress". CognitiveLiberty.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2006-12-05.