you can place sugar can in water on sand or dirt blocks
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Thank you for your report!
We're actually already tracking this issue at MC-929, so I will resolve and link this ticket as a duplicate.
I suggest also to browse through the main issue for potential fixes.
If you would like to add a vote and any extra information to the main ticket it would be appreciated.
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Testing this in-game, I can confirm. Since Sugar Cane does not have a waterlogged state, it completely removes the water when placing it in water.