A key City Council panel on Wednesday advanced a proposal to ban intoxicating hemp products in Chicago long before a federal ban takes effect late next year.

Hemp beverages, gummies, edibles and other goods with psychoactive compounds nearly identical to those in marijuana would be outlawed across the city under 13th Ward Ald. Marty Quinn’s proposed ordinance. It’s staunchly opposed by Mayor Brandon Johnson and industry leaders who warn of devastating revenue loss and job cuts .

The measure passed the Committee on License and Consumer Protection by a 10-6 vote, giving the full City Council a shot at “banning these shady operations,” Quinn said.

“Are we really going to prop up a shady industry that sells dangerous and unregulated products to children?” Quinn said during a hearing packed

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