First, please note the title of our source: “Lawmakers Target Psychedelic Herb, Public Urination.” Translation? Lawmakers Target Guanabee Parties. The Senate is proposing a ban on salvia, an herb with psychedelic properties, and charging anyone in possession of it with a Class B misdemeanor. And, as with everything, you can blame YouTube for this:

The senator said he was convinced that the drug should be banned after he and his aides watched YouTube videos of people smoking salvia and having psychedelic experiences.

One video he watched showed a man falling under a table. Another one — shot by amused friends gathering in a ramshackle backyard — shows a teenager taking a hit from a pipe and then stumbling around in a trance, before collapsing on the ground as if he were zapped by a stun gun.

“It’s dangerous. That example on YouTube is a good example of what it can do,” Mr. Maziarz said. The senator said he has never tried the drug.

Personally, YouTube videos are our anti-drug. We’re pretty sure we don’t want our friends to upload footage of us crying in the fetal position in some “ramshackle backyard” onto the internet.

Lawmakers Target Psychedelic Herb, Public Urination [NY Sun]
Funny YouTube Videos May Get Salvia Banned [Gawker]