The controversy involving Ms. Cyrus, the former child star from “Hannah Montana,” has led to new interest in this psychoactive Mexican herb. Google searches for “salvia” in the United States spiked 600 percent in the days that followed.

I was one of those searchers because in a quick scan, I first read it as ‘saliva’ and wondered why would anyone smoke that, and then found out that it was some crazy herb.

(Source: The New York Times)