The DEA’s recent interim final rule–which appears to be in contravention of the letter and spirit of the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (aka the Farm Bill)–continues to cause concern and turmoil in the industry. The proposed rule addresses CBD and hemp manufacturing, and threatens to criminalize certain hemp derived cannabinoids, extracts and derivatives, and […]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Was The Marijuana Vaping Illness Around Longer Than We Thought?
EVALI before the 2019 outbreak, and new cases may be currently obscured by the pandemic. Chatter around E-cigarette or Vaping-Related Lung Illness (EVALI) has been consumed by the more lethal COVID-19 pandemic, but new research indicates that hospitalizations due to EVALI likely happened before it received the national spotlight. This April the Centers for Disease […]
CDC: More people obtain THC vapes from family, friends than dispensaries
A large majority of the people suffering from a vaping-related lung illness said they used products containing THC, and most of them obtained the products through “informal” sources, according to new federal data released Tuesday. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), obtaining products from only informal sources was substantially more common […]
Some patients with vaping-related lung injuries are being hospitalized a second time
Federal health officials investigating mysterious vaping-related lung injuries said Friday that some patients are being hospitalized for a second time, a disturbing new development in the ongoing national outbreak that has spread to every state except Alaska. “We are aware of a handful of patients who have been readmitted for clinical care after discharge for […]
Massachusetts Orders 4-Month Ban on Sale of All Vaping Products
The state’s action is the toughest to date, as vaping-related illnesses and teenage use of e-cigarettes climb. Facing declining sales and public backlash, Juul, the dominant e-cigarette maker, is considering layoffs. Massachusetts on Tuesday went further than any other state in trying to keep e-cigarettes out of consumers’ hands, with its governor declaring a public […]
Vaping-related illnesses surge as FDA discloses criminal probe
Federal officials said Thursday that at least 530 people in 38 states have become sickened by a mysterious vaping-related lung illness, part of a growing national outbreak. In a sign of the seriousness of the e-cigarette investigation, officials disclosed that the enforcement arm of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been conducting a probe […]
The Fentanyl Failure
Despite mounting deaths and warnings, the Obama administration did not take extraordinary measures to confront an extraordinary crisis, experts say. In May 2016, a group of national health experts issued an urgent plea in a private letter to high-level officials in the Obama administration. Thousands of people were dying from overdoses of fentanyl — the […]
