Elisha Anderson of the Free Press tells the story of  Mary Kait Hudson, who became addicted to synthetic marijuana but lived to tell about it.

Now, Anderson reports, Michigan lawmakers, police, judges, health professionals and parents say they're on a mission to get the products banned.

It's not the first time the state or federal government has tried to outlaw synthetic marijuana. In the last two years, both have banned certain chemicals that were used to make the products, but variants surface and the problems remain.

Read more: Detroit Free Press