Was The Marijuana Vaping Illness Around Longer Than We Thought? August 12, 2020 AggregatedNews Vaping Crisis 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Colorado Flags Old THC Vapes That Could Contain Banned Substance March 6, 2020 AggregatedNews Colorado, Vaping Crisis 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Michigan recalls 9,380 marijuana vaping products over vitamin E acetate concerns January 23, 2020 AggregatedNews Michigan, Vaping Crisis 0 Comments 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,… Read More→
Five myths and misconceptions about the nation’s 2019 vaping illness crisis January 7, 2020 AggregatedNews Vaping Crisis 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Marijuana Lab Founder: Vitamin E Occurs Naturally in THC Vapes January 3, 2020 AggregatedNews Vaping Crisis 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Michigan pauses sale of marijuana vaping products, bans vitamin E acetate November 23, 2019 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments 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… Read More→
People are vaping a deadly substance along with THC. So why isn’t vitamin E acetate illegal? November 15, 2019 AggregatedNews Vaping Crisis 0 Comments 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… Read More→
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→
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→
Colorado marijuana regulators finalizing ban on certain additives in cannabis vape products, Why Wait Until January 1, 2020? October 15, 2019 AggregatedNews Vaping Crisis 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Cannabis Smoke: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly September 20, 2019 Rob Meagher Policy & Legal 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Cannabis Smoke: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly September 19, 2019 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments 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… Read More→
New York to subpoena firms selling substances linked to illicit vaping products September 10, 2019 AggregatedNews News & Insights, Vaping Crisis 0 Comments 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… Read More→