Compound found in U.S. vaping patients not allowed in Canadian cannabis products: officials November 10, 2019 AggregatedNews Canada, Vaping Crisis 0 Comments OTTAWA - Canadian health officials say a chemical compound discovered in lung fluid taken from 29 patients with a mysterious vaping related illness is not allowed in Canadian cannabis vaping products. Still a spokesperson for Health Canada says the agency,… Read More→
Ohio bans vitamin E acetate from medical marijuana vapes after CDC links it to lung illnesses November 9, 2019 AggregatedNews Vaping Crisis 0 Comments COLUMBUS – Ohio medical marijuana regulators have banned a vape oil ingredient after federal health officials linked the additive to cases of vaping-related lung injury. The Ohio Department of Commerce on Friday night banned tocopheryl acetate, also known as vitamin E… Read More→
What we know about the mysterious vaping-linked illness and deaths November 8, 2019 AggregatedNews Vaping Crisis 0 Comments Health officials, lawmakers and parents have been raising alarms about vaping for a couple of years, warning that products touted as healthier alternatives for smokers are instead drawing in young people with fun flavors and slick marketing — concerns the… Read More→
Potential culprit found in vaping-related lung injuries and deaths November 8, 2019 AggregatedNews Vaping Crisis 0 Comments CDC describes “breakthrough” in finding vitamin E acetate in lung fluids of patients Federal health officials have identified vitamin E acetate in the lung fluids of 29 people sickened in the outbreak of dangerous vaping-related lung injuries. The discovery is… Read More→
POLITICO-Harvard poll: Despite vaping crisis, Americans view e-cigarettes as far more dangerous than marijuana November 5, 2019 AggregatedNews Vaping Crisis 0 Comments Americans now think marijuana is much less harmful than alcohol, tobacco or e-cigarettes, according to new polling results from POLITICO and Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health released Monday. Just 1 in 5 Americans believe marijuana is very harmful to people… Read More→
California cannabis group wants tighter vaping-safety rules November 5, 2019 AggregatedNews Vaping Crisis 0 Comments LOS ANGELES (AP) — An alliance of major legal marijuana businesses in California urged the state Monday to adopt tougher safety rules for ingredients and devices used in vaping and get tougher with illegal shops, amid an outbreak of a… Read More→
Cannabis industry group wants Missouri health officials to issue vaping regulations October 30, 2019 AggregatedNews Missouri, Vaping Crisis 0 Comments JEFFERSON CITY — A medical marijuana trade association wants Missouri health officials to issue strict rules on vaping additives, testing and labeling as the number of people in the United States suffering pulmonary illnesses linked to the use vaping products continues… Read More→
Vaping and prescription opioids: limbic capitalism in action October 30, 2019 AggregatedNews Op-Ed, Vaping Crisis 0 Comments Have you ever written something and sent it off, only to encounter a perfect example of what you wanted to say? That happened to me. I had just finished a new book on addiction when the vaping crisis erupted. The… Read More→
Some States With Legal Weed Embrace Vaping Bans, Warn Of Black Market Risks October 26, 2019 AggregatedNews Vaping Crisis 0 Comments Around Washington state, cannabis shops are being required to hang signs warning customers of "severe lung injuries" and "deaths" associated with vaping. Kevin Heiderich, a co-owner of one such shop, House of Cannabis in Tacoma, Wash., believes the government response… Read More→
An Open Letter: The Cannabis Industry’s Tylenol Moment, A Solution Is Complicated and a Wrong Turn Could Be Fatal October 24, 2019 Rob Meagher Op-Ed, Opinions, Spotlight, Vaping Crisis 0 Comments An Open Letter To The Cannabis Industry: This is Our Tylenol Moment. The Solution Is Neither Simple Nor Pleasant. A Wrong Turn Could be Fatal. But What We Have To Do Is Obvious: Stop Selling Vaping Products. CBE Press has… Read More→
There’s Not Just One Vape Crisis — There’s Three October 23, 2019 AggregatedNews Vaping Crisis 0 Comments We know almost nothing about why 23 people have died, but experts say we need to find solutions to more than one problem In the midst of the the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) investigation into the vaping-related health crisis,… Read More→
Judge allows vaping ban to stay in place for now, but rules governor may have overstepped legal bounds October 21, 2019 AggregatedNews Maine, Vaping Crisis 0 Comments Governor Charlie Baker’s blanket ban on nicotine vaping products remains in effect but is on shaky legal ground, after a judge ruled Monday that officials likely overstepped constitutional bounds by enacting the policy before affected businesses and members of the… Read More→
Marijuana and Vaping: Shadowy Past, Dangerous Present October 21, 2019 AggregatedNews Vaping Crisis 0 Comments For years, a divisive debate has raged in the United States over the health consequences of nicotine e-cigarettes. During the same time, vaping of a more contentious substance has been swiftly growing, with scant notice from public health officials. Millions… Read More→
Cannabis Vape Companies Saw Bootlegs Coming — So Why Didn’t Regulators? October 19, 2019 AggregatedNews Vaping Crisis 0 Comments Despite the efforts of cannabis companies to keep up with counterfeit carts, people are still getting sick If imitation is the highest form of flattery, you’d think Kingpen, a popular California-based cannabis brand, would be positively tickled by the fact… Read More→
U.S. ramps up testing in search of vaping illness cause as cases near 1,500, At Least 33 dead October 17, 2019 AggregatedNews Vaping Crisis 0 Comments CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. health officials on Thursday reported another 180 cases of vaping-related lung illnesses and announced plans to start testing aerosols produced by e-cigarettes and vaping products as they search for the source of the nationwide outbreak that… Read More→