Christopher Jackman, a Conservative on Basildon Council in Essex, has been questioned by police after selling thousands of hemp lollipops at the Edinburgh Festival.

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The police were called in after parents expressed concern that their children were buying the lollies, which sold for 50p (US$0.77) each and smelled of the psychotic drug cannabis.


While Jackman insisted that the sweets are completely legal, they have been criticised by anti-drug groups in Scotland. Police are now believed to be conducting forensic tests on the sweets.

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