Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe CHICAGO, June 30 (UPI) -- The Chicago City Council has banned marijuana-flavored suckers and other candies after criticism they may tempt young children to experiment with drugs. Chicago is the first city in the nation to outlaw the pot-flavored candies made by Munchies, a California company. Alderman Edward Burke, a lawyer and former Chicago police officer who sponsored the ban, said the sole purpose of the "hideous candy" was to groom another generation of drug addicts. Advertisement "They advertised the product -- the marijuana-flavored lollipop and gumdrop line -- with claims every lick is like taking a hit," he told the Chicago Sun-Times. The marijuana-flavored candies are commercially endorsed by rapper Snoop Dogg.
