YouTube videos show young people laughing uncontrollably, slurring their words or hallucinating — all after smoking an herb that’s completely legal in Maryland.

But if state Sen. Richard Colburn has his way, Salvia divinorum — also known as Sally D or Magic Mint, a herb widely available in smoke shops and on the Internet — will be in the same category as heroin and LSD.

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