Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is protecting the good people of the Land of Lincoln from the dangers of a product called "Meth Coffee" (which the article notes doesn't really, you know, contain any actual methamphetamine) because it "violates the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Practices by comparing itself to illegal drugs," and because it supposedly (horrors!) "glorifies drug use,"  by banning its sale throughout the state.

Which is actually a fairly stupid and pointless gesture, as it turns out:

The San Francisco-based makers of Meth Coffee said their product was designed strictly for sale online.

"(Meth Coffee) was never marketed or sold in stores in Illinois, and it is now no longer available online for purchase from, or shipment to, Illinois."...the company said in a statement.

Whew. Crisis averted. Illinois consumers can rest easy knowing that they're now unable to buy this not-actually-dangerous product which was never really meant to be sold there, anyway.  Way to go, Lisa!

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