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…

Colorado Flags Old THC Vapes That Could Contain Banned Substance

Seven brands of marijuana vaping products in Colorado could contain MCT oil, a recently banned additive to THC vaping liquid, according to a health advisory from the state Marijuana Enforcement Division. Officially banned by the MED along with the more-notorious vitamin…

Michigan recalls 9,380 marijuana vaping products over vitamin E acetate concerns

Vaping cartridges containing vitamin E acetate, a cutting agent suspected in a nationwide outbreak of deadly lung illnesses, has been discovered in samples of products sold from a Detroit dispensary. The Marijuana Regulatory Agency after 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22,…

Five myths and misconceptions about the nation’s 2019 vaping illness crisis

After months of surging numbers of people sickened and dying from vaping-related lung illnesses, the outbreak appears to be ebbing. Public health officials say that the leading culprit is vitamin E acetate, an additive found in some cannabis-based products, but…

Marijuana Lab Founder: Vitamin E Occurs Naturally in THC Vapes

Hospitalizations from vaping have slowed significantly since the fall, when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officially linked vitamin E acetate, a vaping additive used to dilute nicotine and marijuana oils, to the vast majority of the illnesses reported. Although…

Michigan pauses sale of marijuana vaping products, bans vitamin E acetate

November 23, 2019
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Michigan
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Michigan regulators have temporarily paused the sale of marijuana vaping products as they implement new safety standards spurred by an outbreak of lung injuries. Also, regulators banned on Friday the use of vitamin E acetate, an additive that's been linked…

People are vaping a deadly substance along with THC. So why isn’t vitamin E acetate illegal?

State officials are reconsidering their marijuana regulations and quality control in the wake of investigators’ discovery that all of 29 patients with vaping-related lung illness tested recently had greasy vitamin E acetate from THC in their lungs. Dr. Anne Schuchat, principal…

Compound found in U.S. vaping patients not allowed in Canadian cannabis products: officials

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,…

Potential culprit found in vaping-related lung injuries and deaths

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…

Colorado marijuana regulators finalizing ban on certain additives in cannabis vape products, Why Wait Until January 1, 2020?

The proposed ban comes as the nation grapples with a mysterious lung disease linked to e-cigarettes and marijuana vape pens Colorado’s marijuana regulators are finalizing a ban on certain additives in cannabis vape products, a significant step given new urgency…

Cannabis Smoke: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

September 20, 2019
Rob Meagher
Policy & Legal
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By Daniel Shortt, Attorney at Harris Bricken The last few days we’ve seen a flurry of activity related to smokable cannabis products. It’s been tough to keep track of everything that’s gone on, so today I’m going to take a…

Cannabis Smoke: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

By Daniel Shortt, Attorney at Harris Bricken The last few days we’ve seen a flurry of activity related to smokable cannabis products. It’s been tough to keep track of everything that’s gone on, so today I’m going to take a…

New York to subpoena firms selling substances linked to illicit vaping products

New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo (D) said Monday he is ordering the state health department to issue subpoenas to three companies the department has identified as selling substances linked to the mysterious vaping-related lung illnesses that have sickened hundreds…