WINNIPEG — Ottawa is moving to ban the sale, cultivation and possession of Salvia — an herb that causes intense and sometimes-lengthy hallucinations — a Tory MP says.

Manitoba MP Shelly Glover made the announcement Monday at a Winnipeg YMCA-YWCA.

She said Salvia divinorum is a growing problem among teens, made even more popular recently when pop star Miley Cyrus was caught on tape smoking it and giggling.

"I’m concerned about it and I don’t know a single parent who wouldn’t be concerned," said Glover.

The herb, commonly sold at head shops, won’t be banned immediately. The process of listing salvia in the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act could take two years by the time public comment is sought and regulations are drafted.

Health Canada had already posted notice of its intention to ban the potent hallucinogenic herb and its active ingredient, salvinorin A. The notice, posted Feb. 4 on the legislative newsletter, Canada Gazette, gives stakeholders 30 days in which to comment.

Currently, salvia — also known as Magic Mint and Seer’s Sage — is considered a natural health product. As such, it is supposedly illegal to sell it without authorization from Health Canada.