Mayor Brandon Johnson is pushing a plan to tax and regulate hemp products that can get people high, which would outlaw sales to those under 21 but forgo testing requirements the administration previously backed .

Johnson’s effort to regulate the marijuana-like products for sale in stores around Chicago would be highlighted by a $2-per-item tax that his administration says will bring in $10 million to help balance the city’s 2026 budget .

That levy would come with a host of new regulations and fees for sellers of the smokable flower and edibles, which exist in a legal gray area. The rules would mark a decisive step by Johnson’s administration in a yearslong regulate-and-tax effort that has pitted the city against the state.

Among them, The new standards would ban hemp products with p

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