In the past year, authorities in Maryland and Virginia have taken an increasing number of calls related to bath salts, the chemical concoction that has been blamed in a number of freakish crimes around the country in recent months.

At the D.C. Council this morning, Councilmember Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3) introduced legislation that would make bath salts illegal in the District. And as our friends at We Love D.C. note, these aren’t the type of bath salts that you might find at a Bed Bath & Beyond that we’re talking about.