UPDATE:
We caught up with one store manager who got a visit from police on Friday.
She agrees the drug can be dangerous, but says the concern is out of control.
Jordan VanCourt, the Manager at the Haven Smoke Shop in Brighton, had only been at work for an hour and a half when police showed up.
VanCourt: "I was bombarded by three officers and a guy from the health department with a briefcase."
While police took thousands of dollars in synthetic marijuana from 9 stores in Livingston County on Friday, VanCourt says her shop didn't have any k2 in stock at the time.
VanCourt: "We sold everything that we had yesterday -- we've cleared out our inventory and by the end of the day we were out."
VanCourt put up a sign on Friday letting customers know they won't be getting any LOL, OMG, or IDK, common names for k2, but that didn't stop customers from asking.
VanCourt says when they did sell K2 she warned customers not to smoke it but she says ultimately, its not the store's responsibility. @
VanCourt: "I understand that it is dangerous, it should be illegal to consume because it has very devastating effects on your body-- but it was never sold as something to consume."
And she says the whole issue has gotten out of hand.
VanCourt: "Just like you can use a can of compressed air, kids are doing really dumb things and its just being blown way out of proportion."
But out of proportion or not, it's unlikely the new law will keep the drug out of kids hands completely.
And for that, there's still no penalty.
UPDATE: Police went into 10 stores across Livingston County on Friday to confiscate drugs.
That's after the county health director issued an emergency order banning drugs known as K2 and bath salts.
Health Director Ted Westmeier tells 6 News the move was prompted by at least 9 cases of people who went to the emergency room with seizures and other breathing problems.
He also says there have been reports to the poison control center and cases popping up in the local courts and mental health systems.
A Livingston County assistant prosecutor says anyone selling or marketing K2 or bath salts could be charged with a misdemeanor, and anyone convicted of it could spend up to 6 months in jail.
ORIGINAL STORY: Citing an "imminent danger" to the people of Livingston County, the health department there has banned the drugs known as K2 and bath salts.
Ted Westmeier, the director of the Livingston County Department of Public Health, issued the emergency order this morning.
The order applies to synthetic cannabinoids, synthetic marijuana, and bath salts.
K2, which goes by a variety of other names, is a chemically treated substance. Often marketed as incense, it has become popular because people smoke it seeking a high, instead. It's easy to get, as it's often sold at gas stations.
The issue has been a particular concern in Livingston County, where a grass roots campaign built up against it.
Awareness grew after police in nearby Oakland County say the drug have claimed someone's life.
The state has made efforts to outlaw the substance, but the county's action is immediate and direct.
Police immediately fanned out across the county, going to all the places where those drugs are common sold, and confiscating it.
Police will hold on to the drug until the order is lifted.
