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One in six vaping lung illnesses linked to legally purchased THC, according to federal data

One-sixth of patients who developed lung injuries after vaping marijuana obtained the product from legal dispensaries, a new federal report says, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said reinforced its current recommendations to not use THC-containing e-cigarette, or vaping, products.…

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…

New Report: Cannabis Concentrate Sales Plummet Post-Vape Crisis, Threatening Market on Track to Break $10 Billion in 2024

January 10, 2020
Press Release
Marketing, Press Releases, Vaping Crisis
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PRESS RELEASE Concentrate sales down 25% in two months; but likely to rebound in 2020 as consumers rely on legal market products BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--According to “Cannabis Vaping: Opportunities in an Uncertain Future,” released today by Arcview Market Research and…

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…

Marijuana vape sales can resume, CCC declares

BOSTON — State marijuana regulators on Thursday eased their ban on vaping product sales, allowing certain types of products to return to store shelves one day after state public health officials backed off a ban on nicotine vape sales. As…

Woman’s e-cigarette habit leads to her ‘cobalt lung’ diagnosis – an incurable disease found only in metal workers

As the total number of e-cigarette and vaping-related injuries (EVALI) reaches 2,291 across all 50 states, researchers in California are unveiling a new potential danger of vaping: cobalt lung. The news comes from a case study published in the European Respiratory Journal this…

Six MA patients with lung illness linked to regulated marijuana vapes, state says

Six Massachusetts patients with probable — but not confirmed — cases of vaping-related lung illnesses reported using regulated products from state-licensed marijuana companies, state health officials revealed Thursday night. The patients represent a small fraction of the 90 probable and…

Over 500K pot vapes seized in 2 years as busts rise in US

NEW YORK — As health officials scrutinize marijuana vaping, it’s increasingly on law enforcement’s radar, too. From New York City to Nebraska farm country to California, authorities have seized at least 510,000 marijuana vape cartridges and arrested more than 120…

Greg Gamet

The Vape Crisis: A Roadmap to Redemption

November 22, 2019
Greg Gamet
Op-Ed, The Buck Stops Here, Vaping Crisis
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The Whole Gamet The vape crisis has taken its toll in many ways. First and foremost, tainted vape cartridges have sickened thousands and have reportedlycaused the death of dozens. The crisis has also hit the legal and regulated cannabis industry…

Washington state bans vape products that contain vitamin E acetate

Washington state officials this week banned vape products that contain vitamin E acetate, a compound derived from the vitamin that federal health officials recently said is possibly behind some of the more than 2,000 vaping-linked lung illness cases reported across…

AMA Calls for Total Ban on All E-Cigarette, Vaping Products

The AMA cited a surge in underage teen use of e-cigarettes The American Medical Association on Tuesday called for an immediate ban on all electronic cigarettes and vaping devices. The group adopted the sweeping stance at a policy-making meeting in…

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…

Massachusetts regulators quarantine medical vape products as ban expires

The state's Cannabis Control Commission has quarantined medical marijuana vaping products as the state agency said it will seek to test the substances. The commission had indicated last week that it could order retail shops and dispensaries to quarantine products…

Vaping illness spurs calls for federal marijuana changes

Marijuana advocates are seizing on the recent outbreak of vaping illnesses to renew calls for clear federal rules on cannabis. Federal health officials have pointed to black market THC products as a likely culprit of a mysterious vaping illness that…