According to Durbin though, there's no distinguishing nicotine vapes and tobacco vapes.
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One brand, Dank Vapes, is known to sell these black market cannabis vapes.
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"I want people to stay as far away as they can from vapes, especially THC vapes," he said.
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Despite the FDA's warning on all THC vapes, Business Insider reported on a study that showed illicit vapes contained harmful chemicals including pesticides and vitamin E acetate, while legal vapes purchased in California dispensaries did not contain any of these chemicals.
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If you're going to vape CBD, check out the ingredients before buying any products — cannabis vapes shouldn't use the same ingredients as nicotine vapes.
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This week, we received emails from listeners who, like my friend, wanted more clarification on the links between bootleg products, THC vapes and nicotine vapes.
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Though the PAX line does have somewhat of a learning curve, the "iPhone of vapes" deserves some recognition for taking dry herb vapes into the mainstream.
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CNN was unable to find any working contact information on any website with the Dank Vapes name, nor any business named Dank Vapes in the CBCC's registry database.
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But some of the patient samples also tested positive for nicotine, according to official investigations, suggesting that the ingredient is found in both cannabis vapes and nicotine vapes.
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The FDA has gotten nervous enough about THC vapes to warn consumers not to use them at all, and to avoid any nicotine vapes they might get on the street.
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Regulators and doctors are still unsure of the root cause of these, but it appears that the illnesses stem from both nicotine-containing vapes, as well as THC-containing vapes.
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According to the CDC, people with EVALI who said they'd used THC vapes were 9 times more likely to have gotten the vapes from informal sources, compared to licensed dispensaries.
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But some of the patient samples also tested positive for nicotine, the investigators said in their report, suggesting that the ingredient is found in both cannabis vapes and nicotine vapes.
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On the call with reporters, officials said people with the lung illnesses who said they'd used THC vapes were 9 times more likely to have gotten the vapes from informal sources.
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Dank Vapes and other illegal cannabis brands could potentially tamper with and add other ingredients to their vapes and cartridges, leading to the spate of lung injuries being reported across the United States.
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The FDA has warned consumers not to use THC vapes.
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Elizabeth Perkins vapes while wearing a series of excellent caftans.
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Most vapes, if not filled properly, leak like a sieve.
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There were cookies and gummy candies and lotions and vapes.
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Unfortunately, methods for quitting cigarettes can't be grafted onto vapes.
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Or will they seek flavors among tank vapes or disposables?
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Do you know anyone who vapes or has tried vaping?
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"I bet Father John Misty vapes during sex," read one.
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She now vapes about one or two pods a week.
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From Dipstick Vapes— $149.99 Vaporizes only oil and wax concentrates.
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It's unclear what kinds of devices are playing a key role in this outbreak, but it appears that the vitamin E oil could be found in both cannabis-based vapes and nicotine-based vapes.
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On the one hand, the reported cases were the result of illicit "street" vapes, with brand names such as Dank Vapes and Chronic Carts, not the high-end California/Colorado stuff flooding my inbox.
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Twenty-four of 41 patients interviewed said they used Dank Vapes, which are emerging as a shadowy, black-market way to sell relatively cheap marijuana-based vapes in places where they may not be legal.
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True, some adults do use vapes to kick their cigarette habit.
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It subsequently began researching and selling "reduced-risk" products, like vapes.
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Policymakers have begun to take action: banning flavored vapes, for instance.
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Still, safety studies on vapes lag well behind the industry's popularity.
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One brand name, Dank Vapes, had been used by 57 patients.
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Another problem is young adults buying vapes for their underage friends.
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Better vapes can be had for the same (or lower) cost.
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Paul's weekly segment about "Wireless Vapes" is as poignant as ever.
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But it's being emotionally, unscientifically conflated with illegal, unregulated THC vapes.
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But it's being emotionally, unscientifically conflated with illegal, unregulated THC vapes.
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Most teens say they prefer fruit, menthol, mint, and candy vapes.
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You are also not allowed to bring tennis balls or vapes.
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The Food and Drug Administration has banned nearly all flavored vapes.
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A man vapes Juul at a vape shop in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Last year's youth survey found 21 percent of teenagers used vapes.
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New York and Michigan have banned the sale of flavored vapes.
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The campaign will also seek to address sales of counterfeit vapes.
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Mod vapes are the vapes with the most passionate following—they're also the most difficult to get into, and they are made up of a few primary components:Battery Mod: This is the box at the bottom.
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Restricting those types of vapes, as Gottlieb has suggested in a Wall Street Journal editorial, would hit the tobacco giants directly, while possibly protecting the more hard-to-use, sometimes clunky vapes sold in specialty shops.
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Disposable THC cartridges designed for a specific high are on the rise, but open-system vapes, in which the user manually adds the liquid, aren't going anywhere, so I sampled seven of the newest vapes around.
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On October 20193th, the FDA warned consumers not to use THC vapes.
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In the meantime, however, vapes occasionally explode in people's pockets and faces.
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Almost everyone I know vapes regularly, or has at least tried it.
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At least it looks like vapes aren't included on the verboten list.
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Still, more than 1 million Pax 2 vapes have been sold globally.
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"I had to sort of pivot away from Blake Vapes," Georgeson said.
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Riley said none of the illicit vapes would have met California's standards.
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Many experts suspect there could be dangerous chemicals lurking in some vapes.
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This is one of the best vapes money can buy — under $200.
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The proposed ban would only allow the sale of tobacco-flavored vapes.
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The proposed ban would only allow the sale of tobacco-flavored vapes.
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A stunning 1,600 faced felony controlled-substance charges for possessing THC vapes.
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No one actually wants dangerous vapes, or dangerous additives in vaping products.
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One of those people is his own twin brother, who still vapes.
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Of the 86 patients interviewed, 57 said they used Dank Vapes products.
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The FDA just leveled a stark warning against using any vapes containing THC amid an outbreak of lung diseaseBlack market marijuana vapes containing substances like alcohol and caffeine may be to blame for spate of mysterious lung illnesses
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And speaking of vapes, that's another thing the FDA may be wrong about.
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" Another, Heather's Heavenly Vapes, said by email: "We take age verification very seriously.
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But the company has a problem: Its vapes are incredibly popular with teenagers.
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There's a great wide world of vapes, pipes, accessories, and flair to browse.
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Each wall has (what else?) multiple flashing displays advertising flowers, vapes, or concentrates.
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Kids are using vapes and they're using them in the craziest of ways.
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LucidMood adds terpenes from other botanicals to enhance cannabis oil for its vapes.
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He now runs a small business 420EDC selling US-made designer portable vapes.
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Another key feature of vapes is that they don't stink the place up.
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San Francisco became the first US city to outlaw tobacco vapes in June.
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The illegally obtained product came from "Dank Vapes," a mysterious black market brand.
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The ingredients in nicotine-containing vapes vary based on the flavor and brand.
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The One Where Your Friend Vapes Just smoke a joint like an adult.
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Coffee vapes may not have enough caffeine in them to be effective stimulants
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But for teenagers, vapes have replaced cigarettes as a gateway to addictive substances.
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"I'd say 75 percent have vapes as part of their story," she said.
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Users of Storz & Bickel's vaporizers can once again connect their vapes to iPhones.
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It's not allowed to post pictures of buds or vapes on some sites.
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Allowing companies like JUUL to continue selling menthol-flavored vapes is a problem.
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The dogs missed it, but agents found 2 vapes and containers with liquid THC.
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The measure does not ban the use of vapes among people 21 and older.
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The Food and Drug Administration is working on standards for battery safety in vapes.
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Widely used by marijuana enthusiasts, vapes have historically been low-cost, low-tech products.
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It's pricey, but also one of the nicest and sleekest looking vapes out there.
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THC vapes also often contain vitamin E acetate, a substance that can cause pneumonia.
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This is likely because the reactions are an unintended byproduct of using the vapes.
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Instead, consider: Jimmy Buffett vapes, and the world is a little less awful now.
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Fire up your vapes and let's take a leisurely bike ride down memory lane.
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Pharmacologists also suspect that coffee vapes may not be caffeinating people much at all.
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Walmart is ending sales of vapes and related products as vaping comes under scrutiny.
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But while many vapes ditch the tobacco, they often contain just as much nicotine.
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Nevertheless, most Americans are holding Juul and nicotine vapes responsible for the outbreak anyway.
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The California Cannabis Industry Association does not recognize Dank Vapes as a registered brand.
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Some studies show the statement that Dank Vapes has health effects on the heart.
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Just because vapes have fewer chemicals than regular cigarettes doesn't mean they are safe.
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Governors in New York and Michigan banned sales of most flavored vapes last week.
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She's even started selling 14-karat gold and diamond-encrusted vapes for upward of $100,000.
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From oils and gummies to flavored vapes and topical creams, you won't not find something.
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The vapes are so popular because students think that by vaping it makes them cooler.
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If Bernie was the nominee they definitely wouldn't be banning vapes at this thing, amirite?
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That particular study didn't address who was buying the vapes, or how old they were.
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E-cigarette startup Juul Labs is planning to release Bluetooth-enabled vapes internationally, Bloomberg reports.
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However, its reach extends beyond cigarettes and rolling tobacco towards the hazy realm of vapes.
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Blake Vapes, his name was always Blake Webber, so that's what I switched it to.
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Hemp gets a lot of hype over CBD products such as oils, supplements and vapes.
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"There's never been ... something so divisive in the public health world as vapes," she said.
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Juul is "everything old vapes were not," college student and Juul dabbler David* told me.
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It's true that vapes could reduce litter, especially devices that can be used multiple times.
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Walmart is ending sales of electronic nicotine delivery products, such as vapes and e-cigarettes.
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For people who reported using both vapes and cigarettes, then, it's unclear which came first.
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This, from the year that some predicted laser vapes would rule the non-combustible world.
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The plan would reportedly let manufacturers of flavored vapes apply for FDA approval in 2020.
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"I was hesitant to believe the vapes could be the cause of this," he said.
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By the numbers: The study exposed 40 mice to vapes with nicotine for 54 weeks.
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And Amazon could stop selling skins — stickers that wrap around JUUL vapes — on its site.
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Nowadays, many people use e-cigs or vapes without fully understanding the long-term consequences.
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But it's not yet known if Dank Vapes is tied to illnesses in other states.
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Vapes sourced through legal means are proven to be safer alternatives than other consumption methods.
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The people behind spiked vapes leave few clues about who makes them or what's inside.
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If flavored Juul pods and illegal weed vapes seem unrelated to you, you're not alone.
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City officials cited vapes' popularity among youth as a key reason for introducing these measures.
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In March, the Department of Transportation said that e-cigarettes (vapes) are prohibited on planes.
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The FDA just leveled a stark warning against using any vapes containing THC amid an outbreak of lung diseaseTrump wants to ban flavored vapes, but that might just worsen the vaping lung injury crisisMysterious vaping illnesses are causing life-threatening lung injuries and death.
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City officials have cited vapes' popularity among youth as a key reason for introducing these measures.
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So it's less likely to burn or explode, which has been an issue with other vapes.
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Maybe by the end of 2018, Microsoft Excel, Tamagotchis, vapes, and bananas really will have stories.
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Blu is not the only manufacturer to design vapes this way, but goddammit is it annoying.
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In a recent study, researchers tested how two Juul flavors stacked up against nine other vapes.
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Another key point: the many unknowns from chemicals like glycerin and propylene glycol in some vapes.
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The cannabis startup Dosist — which is known for its vapes — released tablets in October as well.
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The use of vapes among people age 21 and older is still legal in the city.
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Another theory is that some people's bodies are mounting strange defensive immune responses to some vapes.
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These are both in the e-liquids that help vapes deliver drugs like nicotine and THC.
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Cigarettes are ubiquitous in "Blade Runner" — but today people have switched to e-cigarettes and vapes.
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Yesterday, USA Today published an article pointing the finger at marijuana vapes for the lung disease.
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Knowing whether a patient vapes and what they use is crucial to making an accurate diagnosis.
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Battley said new developments in Canada next year should help, including edibles, vapes and infused beverages.
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She vapes because she doesn't get as stoned as she might with a joint, she said.
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This slide shows Respira's aim to compete with recreational vapes, and eventually with medical devices too.
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On Monday morning, The AP reported that some CBD vapes actually contain illegal, cheap, synthetic marijuana.
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Many of the sellers at the underground operation were peddling bootleg vape cartridges, including Dank Vapes.
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Representatives for Global Vaping Group, Attitude Vapes and Ama Vape could not be reached for comment.
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Juul, the market leader in vape sales, currently sells tobacco, mint, and menthol-flavored nicotine vapes.
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The only account that Dank Vapes follows on Instagram is Dankwoods, another trademark belonging to Lindsey.
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Most of the lung illnesses have been tied to THC vapes, primarily from the black market.
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The New Old Age Jeannie Cox currently enjoys a flavor called Coffee & Cream when she vapes.
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This isn't a blanket ban on vapes, according to the Post, which cites an anonymous FDA official.
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That's because Canopy sells many more types of products: flowers, oil, pre-rolls, soft gels, and vapes.
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Consumers should stay away from vapes that contain THC, the US Food and Drug Administration said today.
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In fact, vapes and e-cigs have become one of the most debated issues in public health.
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Although juuls and other nicotine pens are known for producing fruity cumulus-like puffs, cannabis vapes shouldn't.
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Most ego-style vapes—the ones that look like an oboe—don't let you control the temp.
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We've seen this with the infamous "hoverboards," Samsung Galaxy Note 7, vapes, Fitbits, and even fidget spinners.
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None of the schools Buzzfeed reached out to accepted the offer for help teaching kids about vapes.
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People are buying vapes off the black market and many contain a fungicide that releases toxic fumes.
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But since learning about the use of artificial flavorings and chemicals in vapes, she's no longer interested.
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Here are the chemicals in nicotine vapes you should be aware of, along with their health risks.
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A representative for SnowPlus vapes also declined to comment on the McCain signature, saying only that Otolab.
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What makes kids uniquely vulnerable to vapes is not merely biological; it's also psychosocial, according to Leventhal.
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A YouGov-Economist poll released last week showed 22018% of US adults respondents supported banning flavored vapes.
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"If people just sold straight tobacco flavor vapes, people would want to wean themselves off," he said.
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Trump in September pledged harsh new restrictions on flavored vapes, blamed for the uptick in teen use.
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He said he's speaking out to deter others from putting their lives at risk by using vapes.
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Regulation could make sure ingredients in all marijuana products, especially vapes, are consistent, according to the NCIA.
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They found that 66 percent of the cases in their states had used Dank Vapes brand cartridges.
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Until recently, Amazon sold the components of products that allowed people to build their own marijuana vapes.
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Although no one brand was used by every person interviewed, Dank Vapes was named by ⅔ of patients.
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In a couple of instances in Wisconsin, friends who had been sharing Dank Vapes cartridges became ill.
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" Beyond that, Eastwood, from Release, hails the rise of vapes as a "positive development in harm reduction.
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But this technology is so new that it's not clear if these vapes are helpful or harmful.
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The general manager of Vape 911 in Atlanta vapes while describing different products to customers in the store.
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For all their perceived dorkiness, vapes mirror all other current technology's attempts to provide a customizable user experience.
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Its various vapes and dainty pastilles come in indica and sativa blends intended for "downtime" and "inspiration," respectively.
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For $175 it's much cheaper than other competing loose leaf vapes like the Firefly 23 or Pax 2.
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The condition can also occur for no obvious reasons, and has affected people long before vapes were invented.
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Some of the cases have been linked to nicotine-containing e-cigarettes and others to THC-containing vapes.
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Honey Pot's vapes, infused with essential oils like basil and chamomile, are the most delicious I've ever tasted.
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For these reasons, Voigt recommends vape users gradually wean off their devices and eventually swear off vapes entirely.
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Vapes and hemp create a cleaner-tasting smoke, but what if you're in more of a vaporwave mind?
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Taxes on opioids and vapes: Mr. Cuomo has proposed a tax on prescription opioids sold in New York.
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The profusion of edibles, beverages, vapes and concentrates resulted in a smaller market share for the familiar flower.
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That's the estimated number of people who use vapes, or e-cigarettes, up from 7 million in 2011.
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Meanwhile, shoppers can find CBD in everything from oils to vapes, chocolate bars, cosmetics and even dog treats.
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Juul, which continues to sell menthol vapes, said it would not lobby the administration on the flavor ban.
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With Trace/Verify, Morris has figured out a way to embed a chip directly into the vapes themselves.
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Canopy is rolling out its own vapes and edibles, as well as cannabis-infused beverages made with Constellation.
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Other pen-shaped smoking vapes, with a small liquid bottle, were also available on the e-commerce website.
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He says once drugs and vapes are forced to the black market, they actually become easier to buy.
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To be sure, except for some flavorings, the ingredients of standard vapes are not known to cause cancer.
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Dank Vapes is a pre-filled cartridge advertised to contain THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, the psychoactive substance in cannabis.
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Well, for one it looks kind of cool, but vapes themselves don't look nearly as cool as a cigarette.
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In September, the Trump administration shocked the vaping industry by saying it was moving to ban flavored vapes nationwide.
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The CDC found that the Dank Vapes packaging is easily found online, and production is not centralized at all.
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Concerned by the rise in youth vaping, lawmakers have tried to write laws restricting flavored vapes since last year.
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If you want that kind of fine tuning you'll have to move up to a mod (giant boxy vapes).
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But what about people sitting in the same room or living in the same home as someone who vapes?
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I wanted to look at these influencers [like Blake Vapes] and show what they've become, and who they're becoming.
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The company has seen its fair share of criticism since introducing its vapes and fruity nicotine pods in 2015.
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What might mark him out from other DMT users, is that he doesn't smoke his DMT; he vapes it.
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In addition, some users may have used both legal and illegal vapes containing CBD, THC, nicotine, or other substances.
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President Trump said last Wednesday he wants to ban flavored vapes completely to combat this growing public health crisis.
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Eric: Juuls, like all vapes, are stupid as shit, even if that crackling sound it makes is extremely satisfying.
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You masturbate with very expensive vibrators and spend most of your freelance money on expensive underwear and novelty vapes.
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A blog post from Slick Vapes about spotting a fake Pax 3 shows just how convincing counterfeits can look.
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By September, Otolab's SnowPlus coffee vapes were shipping around the globe via VapeHK, a vaping industry blog and distributor.
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The CDC and impacted states haven't identified a cause, but in all reported cases, affected people had used vapes.
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Seventy-two percent of voters surveyed support banning candy and fruit-flavored vapes, which are popular with young people.
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It could be the THC, but it could also be the other chemicals and additives found in illicit vapes.
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Consumer sentiment promptly settled on the conclusion that all vapes are harmful, even when clear data shows the opposite.
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Without retroactive FDA approval, the e-cigarettes and vapes popular among LGBT millennials would likely become illegal to sell.
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Experts don't know yet if the nicotine in e-cigarettes, or substances like propylene glycol/vegetable glycerin (PG-VG), which are ubiquitous solvents used to deliver drugs in both nicotine and marijuana vapes, might play a role, or if the culprit in the illness outbreak may be a contaminant in illicit vapes.
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Vape shops will be allowed to continue selling open-tank vapes and liquids that come in bottles, the Post reports.
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Analysts say that what's bad for Juul is good for tobacco companies, including those that manufacture vapes of their own.
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Today, the FDA proposed moving up the deadline to 2021 for flavored vapes, not including mint, menthol or tobacco flavors.
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The USFA points to lithium-ion batteries in vapes as "a new and unique hazard," according to a 2017 report.
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They don't really have any special name, but if you Google vapes they're always at the top of the list.
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Even as users sue the manufacturer for getting them hooked on nicotine, vapes are increasingly the gateway drug of choice.
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Kinin is a new portable aromatherapy vaporizer that, in theory, offers a refreshing break from THC and nicotine based vapes.
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Many of the FDA's regulations are common sense and supported by the industry, such as not selling vapes to minors.
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E-vapes and e-cigarettes are vapor-releasing products that electronically heat nicotine and contain fewer chemicals than regular cigarettes.
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Black market marijuana vapes containing substances like alcohol and caffeine may be to blame for spate of mysterious lung illnesses
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Deadly vaping lung illnesses are cropping up across the US, and experts blame everything from vegetable oil to 'Dank Vapes'
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One black market THC vape brand called "Dank Vapes" is tied to an alarming number of the recent lung illnesses.
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In addition to the fungicide, 13 out of 15 contained Vitamin E — a solvent that's used to cut cannabis vapes.
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But he cautions that there could be other reasons for the pneumonia cases, including "rogue chemicals" or nicotine in vapes.
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Legal, regulated vapes typically use a water-soluble solvent, as putting oil in the lungs is known to be dangerous.
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But a few were amusing themselves by blowing voluptuous clouds with clunky vapes that had been around since middle school.
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This time around, Storz & Bickel turned to a web app to provide iPhone users with expanded controls over their vapes.
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President Donald Trump&aposs most prominent heath care policy thus far may be his administration&aposs ban on flavored vapes.
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She vapes a couple of times a day, and did so even when she was pregnant with her daughter, Lilith.
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In 2019, we said goodbye to many things: political indifference, vapes, typical nine-to-five jobs, and single-use plastics.
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These chips can also be placed into bottles of refillable e-liquids vapes, although those are less common among minors.
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This study is the latest in a growing pile of proof to how little-regulated e-cigs and vapes are.
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Michigan was the first state to ban flavored vapes earlier this month, while San Francisco banned them back in June.
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The ban doesn't apply to actually using e-cigarettes — but it means users can't legally buy refills for their vapes.
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He questions why politicians are rushing to ban vapes -- after less than 10 deaths -- while refusing to address gun violence.
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The detectors were purchased through a state grant, and anyone caught using (or selling, or buying) vapes could be suspended.
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Vapes are not among them, said Dr. Elisa Tong, an associate professor of medicine at the University of California-Davis.
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But use by adolescents, who appear to be lured by the flavored juices that fuel these vapes, pose a concern.
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Marnie vapes on the front stoop and tries to find moments for herself by Facetiming personal trainers for masturbation material.
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Seth Coblentz, general counsel for the e-cigarette design company VMR Products, told BuzzFeed News that vapes are different from products like Whirlpool appliances, which already have manufacturing facilities in the US. If the tariffs on vapes were to pass, he said industry players would have to build new facilities to make the products.
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Read more: Black market marijuana vapes containing substances like alcohol and caffeine may be to blame for spate of mysterious lung illnessesThe ingredients in nicotine-containing vapes vary based on the flavor and brand, which has made tracking down an exact culprit for vape-related illnesses a difficult task for the FDA and CDC.
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Previous research has suggested that teens who live with someone who vapes are more likely to pick up the habit themselves.
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Vapes by Smok-E Mountain can still be found online, and police say the model in question was a "mod" type.
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Back then, Altria signaled that combustible cigarettes could one day be replaced by vapes, a new and potentially much safer technology.
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The "FDA has already identified the main driver of youth interest: Juul," said Reynolds, which makes Newport cigarettes and Vuse vapes.
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But it has also triggered furious backlash online from e-cigarette users concerned about losing access to potentially life-saving vapes.
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The long-term effects of vaping are unknown; vapes are probably better than smoking, but that doesn't necessarily make them safe.
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Sales of "derivatives" -- including edibles, vapes and topicals -- are expected to account for $900 million of sales next year, Gomez said.
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Vapes like Dosist are designed to alert you when you've had one dose, which in this case is around 2.25 mg.
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Vapes have also been known to explode unexpectedly, and in one case this year, a man died after his vape exploded.
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That's different from previous generations of vapes that use freebase nicotine — a harsher form of nicotine that's more common in cigars.
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Still, there are parts of the marijuana market that are holding steady, particularly edibles, concentrated oils, and concentrates made for vapes.
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That addiction can be distressing: Juul users across the country have sued the company, alleging that the vapes got them hooked.
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Pax Labs is the Apple of cannabis vaporizers, and it released two new vapes just in time for the upcoming holidays.
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Specifically, the company launched an online tool designed to track how specific vapes find their way into the hands of minors.
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The nature of vapes, however, could introduce a few new risks to CBD usage, even if the process of vaping doesn't.
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Matty Ghost in Blake's universe; and his DP, Adran Alvarez—since he started posting content as Blake Vapes in early 93.
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"You may have heard that e-cigarettes, or 'vapes,' can explode and seriously injure people," the FDA says on its site.
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She vapes, occasionally drinking from a can of Budweiser and taking bites of the hot turkey sandwich CCJohn delivered hours earlier.
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Though the city is exporting an inordinate number of vapes, Shenzhen's residents have been slow to pick up the habit themselves.
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Cloud 99 Vapes, a vape shop in New York, can hardly ever keep the display case full, said employee Ryan Nieves.
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By keeping nicotine and flavors out of the vapes, they were able to study the two additives in question more accurately.
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Out of 104 legal vapes tested, none contained vitamin E acetate or banned pesticides, and all matched their THC label claims.
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Out of 153 legal vapes tested, none contained vitamin E acetate or banned pesticides, and all matched their THC label claims.
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The specific cause of these illnesses remains unclear, but many of the cases have been linked to cannabis vapes containing THC.
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The US is zeroing in on marijuana vapes as it investigates a spate of mysterious illnesses and deaths tied to vaping.
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The US Food and Drug Administration is telling consumers not to use THC vapes of any kind while the investigation continues.
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" The states allowing recreational use of cannabis "don't have proper oversight, so these illegal vapes are getting on to the market.
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The products had a variety of labels, including Dank Vapes, the same name reported by many other people who got sick.
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Deadly vaping lung illnesses are cropping up across the US, and experts blame everything from vegetable oil to &aposDank Vapes&apos
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These power pouches are at the heart of most rechargeable electronics, from cell phones and laptops to vapes and electric cars.
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Then, President Donald Trump issued a crackdown on some flavored vapes, which the federal government said are marketed towards underage users.
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A few years back, Dave Morris decided he wanted to do something to curb the use of vapes among American teens.
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Most minors didn't obtain their vapes through vape and tobacco shops, but through people they knew, like older friends or relatives.
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Apple decided to wipe all vaping-related apps from the App Store in November, including Pax's app for controlling its vapes.
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The CDC has identified a bootleg brand of THC cartridges called Dank Vapes as the source of several vape-related illnesses.
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In one, a dealer uploaded a video of himself rummaging through a duffel bag that was overstuffed with Dank Vapes cartridges.
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On Wednesday, the Trump administration announced plans to remove all flavored e-cigarettes -- other than tobacco-flavored vapes -- from the marketplace.
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Furthermore, in public statements, lawmakers and health agencies have rarely articulated the distinction between nicotine e-cigarettes and marijuana THC vapes.
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"We won't ignore data regarding the popularity of mint- and menthol-flavored [vapes] among kids, should the concern rise," Gottlieb said.
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New York officials said they suspect many of the products tested are "counterfeits" of recreational cannabis vapes available in other states.
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The dispensary also has a 20% discount on vape batteries and a 10% discount on all vapes, edibles, topicals and tinctures.
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He's also studied nicotine vapes and their propellants, which can include things like propylene glycol, flavorings of unknown origin, and glycerin.
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Read more:Women are using marijuana to cope with pregnancy symptoms like nausea even though the FDA warns against itBlack market marijuana vapes containing substances like alcohol and caffeine may be to blame for spate of mysterious lung illnessesA number of vape-related lung illnesses are linked to &aposDank Vapes,&apos a mysterious black market brand selling THC products
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A growing proportion of American adults consider vapes just as or even more dangerous than cigarettes, according to a study out today.
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Like with other oil vapes, Juul THC pods don't seem to have the fast-acting punch of a bong or joint hit.
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This also makes it easier to use inside, although many places such as bars and restaurants have banned e-cigarettes and vapes.
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Most vapes heat through traditional thermal conduction, but the Evoke instead uses magnetic induction similar to what occurs in magnetic induction stovetops.
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But vapes are still harmful compared to complete abstinence from smoking (and increasingly popular with the precious pink lung meats of teens).
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They look like an oboe, and tend to be the cheapest vapes available—they're also the most widely used for e-vaping.
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"Vapes are so large whereas JUULs are this tiny little thing and they're not loud and they're not aggressive," said Tara's friend.
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From concentrates and vapes, to edibles and lotions, it seems as if there's weed put into just about everything, including rolling papers.
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I don't know whether Musk planned it this way, but it turns out these pods look like the illest vapes ever made.
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But, long-term buddies and girlfriends aside, things have changed: Primarily, as of last year, Blake Vapes has almost entirely ceased vaping.
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Voters rejected Proposition C, a measure that, if approved, would have permitted the sale and regulation of e-cigarettes and other vapes.
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In vapes, propylene glycol is often used as a suspension ingredient for nicotine so it can be inhaled in its aerosol form.
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Others have even started copying it with their own "Dank Vapes," making the name itself even more mysterious and difficult to track.
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The company, which sells periphery products including rolling papers, chewing tobacco and vapes, is covered by only two analysts, the group said.
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"There is absolutely no definition or mention of vapes or electronic cigarettes under any Indian penal code, amendment or law," he said.
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She now vapes about the same amount that she had smoked — a cartridge a day, roughly the nicotine equivalent to a pack.
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Although, it should be noted, the dangerous vapes in question are thought to include unregulated marijuana vape pens — not just e-cigarettes.
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"But if someone vapes regularly," Wehrli continued, there's a possibility that, over time, things might not go back to normal as readily.
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From there the web app works as advertised, providing access to temperature control and different settings on two of Storz & Bickel's vapes.
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Dank Vapes, Moon Rocks, Off White and TKO were among those listed by health officials who interviewed patients in Wisconsin and Illinois.
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So much focus has been placed on gummy bear e-cigarettes that these black market marijuana vapes have completely escaped our attention.
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President Donald Trump's pared-down e-cigarette flavor ban — which leaves out menthol vapes — inspired congressional Democrats to push for harsher laws.
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The Trump Administration has also promised to take action, specifically moving to ban flavored vapes, which they say attract kids and teens.
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His goal with Fight4Wellness to warn other teens, like his own twin brother, who still vapes, about the dangers of e-cigarettes.
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It appears to have hit the cannabis industry at a higher rate than tobacco, as few tobacco vapes have a companion application.
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And without knowing the person vapes, doctors might pursue the wrong treatment or miss the chance to encourage the person to stop.
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This echoes long-standing concerns about e-cigarettes worldwide, particularly the fear that flavored vapes are encouraging young people to try tobacco.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says most of the patients reported using vapes containing THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana.
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And they argued that the real culprit is marijuana vapes, which have primarily been linked to the vaping-related lung disease outbreak.
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Doctors also think it's possible that mixing a variety of ingredients in vapes could result in the creation of new toxic agents.
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"We're up for it," said Richard Hill, CEO of Fontem Ventures, the Imperial Brands-owned e-cigarette company that makes blu vapes.
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The Trump administration last month moved to ban flavored vapes, as health officials grapple with regulation of the e-cig industry overall.
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At Vegas Vapes in Bryn Mawr, outside Philadelphia, a sign that says "Zero Vape Shops = Zero Tax Collected" hangs in the window.
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Oregon, which has the only death linked to THC vapes bought at legal shops, has seen its revenue drop more than 60%.
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But with so many competing companies, it can be hard to keep up with all the new weed vapes on the market.
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I spent three weeks fiddling with some of the more cutting-edge vapes out there to explore what's trending and what's not.
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It remains to be seen if that's true, and there is some evidence that the stuff inside vapes and e-cigs is toxic.
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It also expects to spend on innovating its marijuana vapes, as well as on launching and expanding cannabidiol products in the United States.
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The FDA's announcement follows on the heels of yet another study showing the appeal of fruity- and candy-flavored vapes to young people.
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That push didn't really take off until the summer of 2019 when states, including Michigan and New York, announced bans on flavored vapes.
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I'm not surprised with anything in this article and I am sure that everyone at my school who vapes will say the same.
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The report found that "most" of those afflicted had obtained their THC vapes "from informal sources or online," rather than through legal dispensaries.
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Regardless, the bill may not be enough to stop teens from getting their hands on Juuls, vapes, or even cigarettes over the internet.
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They looked at pods compatible with Juul devices or Juul-like knockoffs, as well as e-juice bottles for refillable pods and vapes.
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Philip Morris and other big tobacco companies are also developing more devices to get that sweet nicotine fix that aren't vapes or cigarettes.
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Healey suspects that it is, pointing to e-cigarettes' sweet flavors and the skins featuring cartoon characters that let users customize their vapes.
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Leonardo DiCaprio — former dater of Rihanna, constant vaper of vapes, longtime lover of the Earth — is not a haver of an Academy Award.
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On top of that, all of the illegal vapes contained pesticides, including myclobutanil, which can break down into poisonous hydrogen cyanide when inhaled.
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Levy said that can be tricky because some kids may use these products as a "bridge" between puffs of vapes and tobacco products.
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The same lung problems popping up in nicotine and marijuana vapers now could easily hold true with the new coffee vapes, experts say.
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The majority of publicly known cases involve middle-aged people, high-schoolers, and college-aged students, but younger adolescents are also using vapes.
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In Folkerts' opinion, there's no way to class-up ripping a bong, but even people who don't smoke appear generally accepting of vapes.
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In April of this year the state of Punjab arrested and convicted the shop's owner, Parvesh Kumar, for allegedly selling and using vapes.
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The perception that everyone vapes points to the biggest obstacle in persuading teenagers to quit: the pugnacious, peer-glued nature of adolescence itself.
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They had two paramount concerns: the increasing use of Juul and other vapes for marijuana and the amount of nicotine in Juul's pods.
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Vapes began as enigmatic underground products that might subvert Big Tobacco, but today the old corporate giants are major stakeholders in the market.
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In February, the cannabis-vapes and -accessories company Greenlane Holdings laid off 31 employees and the company's chief marketing officer, Sasha Kadey, departed.
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At School, 'Everyone Vapes,' and Adults Are in Crisis Mode An alarming outbreak of ailments has put teachers and principals into crisis mode.
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A big test for Canopy comes this winter when Canada allows for the sale of consumable products such as cannabis chocolates and vapes.
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After August 2016, when the FDA officially got regulatory power over vapes and e-cigarettes, "tobacco products" started to include them as well.
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It's the first state where such a ban will take effect, and President Trump has said he's interested in banning flavored vapes nationally.
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There was no single brand name reported among all patients, but Dank Vapes came up 66% of the time, according to health officials.
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Instead, the 213-year-old NYU student bought a Juul this summer on a whim and now vapes about a pod a week.
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Barretta, who was the last smoker within his friend group to convert to Juul, is adamant about how vapes have changed his lifestyle.
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Someone who vapes 100 a day is probably going to have a different experience than someone who does it 10 times a day.
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The partial flavor "enforcement policy" comes as a retreat from the president first saying he would ban all flavored vapes in early September.
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Read more:No one knows why vapes are leading to lung injury and death, but a lung doctor says formaldehyde and a chemical used in weed killer may be partially to blameDeadly vaping lung illnesses are cropping up across the US, and experts blame everything from vegetable oil to &aposDank Vapes&aposMysterious vaping illnesses are causing life-threatening lung injuries and death.
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While e-cigarette companies are careful not to say their vapes help people quit nicotine altogether, they do market the devices as cigarette alternatives.
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The e-cigarette users liked their vapes more than the other group liked their nicotine replacement therapies, and they had less severe withdrawal symptoms.
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E-cigarette giant Juul's momentum is slowing as rivals woo customers with less expensive vapes and fruity flavors, according to the latest Nielsen data.
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British American Tobacco's Vuse brand is selling its Alto vapes for 99 cents online, down from $24.99, when someone buys a pack of pods.
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Juul filed the suit Thursday against Juul Monster, K&R Products, Status Distribution, and Status Vapes, as well as people associated with the companies.
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Vapes Are Banned At the Democratic Convention, Welcome to Hillary&aposs AmericaAre you going to the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia this coming week?
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All Images: Alex Cranz/GizmodoThere's a reason the Firefly 329.953 and Pax 2 stand out from other vapes—beyond being big eye-catching kazoos.
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And Bloomberg reports, based on an anonymous source, that Juul has been considering using geofences that would prevent the vapes from working at schools.
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San Francisco's ban is scheduled to start in early 2020, but traditional nicotine cigarettes and vapes for cannabis will remain legal in the city.
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Over a cup of tea, we'll discuss the green zeitgeist and review a new weed-related product—from futuristic vapes to next-level edibles.
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One proposal, which has dominated the media coverage, would make flavored e-cigarettes—also known as vape pens, or vapes—much harder to access.
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Federal and state health officials are worried about the presence of one of these liquid solvents, vitamin E acetate, in many sick patients' vapes.
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I was so anti, but now there are these vapes and these edibles, and you're like, hey, that was cool, that wasn't so bad.
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Do you worry about any of the classic pot-smoking methods fading away with all the fancy edibles, vapes and stuff they have now?
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Trendy modern vapes now more closely resemble a flash drive than whatever wooden New Age gem box the Magic Flight is supposed to be.
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Folkerts believes vapes are responsible for removing the stigma around medical marijuana, which in turn has led to more states adopting pro-cannabis legislation.
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Even when the kids managed to stop, they would resume at moments of stress, using the vapes as a kind of self-soothing medication.
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Canada legalized cannabis in 2018, but only recently has the country allowed products like vapes, edibles, and beverages to be sold on store shelves.
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The company, with dispensaries peppered across Chicago's suburbs, has also prepared a full selection of products, including flowers, prerolled joints, vapes, concentrates and edibles.
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On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention toned down its blanket recommendation against all vaping, instead targeting its recommendation against THC vapes.
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In an interview with CNBC's "Squawk Box, " Gottlieb said much of the teenage use of vapes or e-cigs is being driven by Juul.
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Middle school and high school students sneak the devices into schools and flaunt pictures of their vapes or of themselves performing tricks on Instagram.
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It's like 1969 all over again, with smokeless vapes instead of gurgling bong hits; their stodgy, cynical, heartless parents won't give peace a chance.
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Federal health officials said they left menthol vapes out of e-cigarette flavor bans because far fewer teens use them compared with other flavors.
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But 13 percent of people with the illness have told the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that they have only used nicotine vapes.
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Almost 20% of all callers to Optum's help lines said they used vapes, up from 3% during the same period in 2015, Serxner said.
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Hoang and her colleagues noticed a change this summer: Callers who used vapes to quit cigarettes are now trying to quit vaping, she said.
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New products come to Canada Canada's "Cannabis 2.0" roll-out of derivative products -- such as edibles, vapes and beverages -- is in its beginning stages.
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Hailed as "the crown of oil vapes," the powerful little pen competes well against the PAX Era with a variety of different pods available.
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I'd been taking hits off my friends' vapes for months, only after I'd had enough to drink that smoking became pleasurable instead of disgusting.
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Jerry Berkson, an assistant principal at Palo Alto High School in California, said his desk is full of vapes he has confiscated from students.
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But even though e-cigarette companies tout vapes as alternatives to cigarettes, this dramatic drop in smoking isn't necessarily because of a rise in vaping.
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Teens also reportedly don't view vapes as being that bad for them, despite current research indicating that vaping comes with health risks all its own.
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Vapes and sublingual (aka under the tongue) tinctures tend to be the most effective methods because they put CBD right into your bloodstream, he says.
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There are plenty of flower vapes out there, but the pricey PAX 3 is a crowd favorite, most notably for its sleek design and functionality.
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There is, at least, some history, at least, with other kinds of vapes: Vape company Firefly was developed in part by a former Apple employee.
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The new ads feature street magician and social media personality Julius Dein performing illusions with people's vapes by appearing to turn them into traditional cigarettes.
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It's definitely one of the stronger-hitting vapes we try; after finishing a 235 bowl, you feel like you've smoked a joint double the weight.
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Teens are most likely to use fruit, menthol or mint flavored e-cigarette products, rather than vapes that taste like tobacco, according to the study.
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The vaping injury patients also had a higher rate of using "Dank Vapes," a class of largely counterfeit THC-containing products, according to the study.
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Irritating chemicals in vapes may be to blame Until this point, known e-cigarette deaths have been due to explosions related to the devices themselves.
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CannaSafe also identified 16 different pesticides present in the counterfeit vapes, with some containing up to 8 parts per million of lead and heavy metals.
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They think some vapes could be tainted with bad vape juice, or perhaps some oils are seeping into people's lungs, where only air should be.
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Since Kacoyannakis switched from cigarettes to the Juul, she says, she vapes more than she used to smoke because of how convenient the device is.
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It has been updated with new information about vitamin E found in vapes, a criminal probe at the FDA, and as the death toll mounts.
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He promised that it would not only disable a vape, it would tip off school administrators as to where and when vapes were being used.
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According to Slick Vapes, the fake took more than five hours to charge past one bar and fizzled out after three uses despite being new.
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Laizure suspects it's only a matter of time before vapes become the go-to delivery vehicle for all kinds of drugs, both legal and not.
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The FDA warned consumers not to use any THC-containing vapes, whether purchased on the street or in retail stores, amid a lung disease outbreak.
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THC could be exacerbating e-cigarettes' harm, as could toxic flavorings, overly high nicotine concentrations, or vapes retrofitted to burn chemicals at dangerously high temperatures.
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Trump first announced his intention to ban all flavored vapes in early September, kicking off intense lobbying from e-cigarette firms and public health officials.
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In the past, mint, menthol and tobacco-flavored vapes were allowed to stay on shelves, as regulators assumed those flavors appealed more to adult users.
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The FTC is probing Juul and other e-cigarette companies, while conservatives are urging the administration to lay off its plan to ban flavored vapes.
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The calls for help are a far cry from 2007, about the time vapes hit the U.S. market and were described as safer than cigarettes.
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The company announced that although it's always prohibited branded posts that advertise vapes, tobacco, and weapons, it's going to start enforcing those rules more strictly.
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I applaud these initiatives but would add a ban on oil-based vapes, including those containing CBD and THC in places where these are legal.
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Instead, most people become "dual users," of cigarettes and vapes, making them 3.3 times more likely to develop respiratory diseases than non-smoking non-vapers.
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But anti-smoking advocates who also want the FDA to ban menthol cigarettes said that's not enough of a reason to let menthol vapes stay.
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Excluding mint and menthol from this new push against flavored vapes worries public health experts like Kathleen Hoke, a law professor at the University of Maryland.
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E-cigarettes helped more people quit smoking than traditional nicotine replacement therapy did, a new study says — but vapes aren't a miracle cure for nicotine addiction.
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It's better to use nicotine by itself than to smoke cigarettes — which is where vapes could play a part, if they wind up helping smokers quit.
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The removable 18650 lithium-ion cells used in vapes and other devices—which appear superficially similar to common alkaline batteries—are particularly prone to explosive shorts.
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I don't ... You see, now with vapes or whatever and edibles, people can ... It seemed like people were treating it like a concert a little bit.
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The men of Tinder would rather bang someone who vapes than someone hotter—because I do look at least 1 percent hotter in the cigarette picture.
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Though some experts think e-cigs are a good alternative for regular cigarette smokers, health officials are particularly concerned about how popular vapes are among teenagers.
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Among recreational drug users, there are also individuals—some of whom might call themselves psychonauts—dedicated to trying out all sorts of chemicals... in their vapes.
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A new study looked at how vapes that contained the common vape juice additives propylene glycol and vegetable glycerin affected the lungs of healthy non-smokers.
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The FDA is warning consumers not to use any THC-containing vapes, whether purchased on the street or in retail stores, amid a lung disease outbreak.
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Black market marijuana vapes containing substances like alcohol and caffeine may be to blame for spate of mysterious lung illnessesJuul's CEO left the company this week.
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Nicotine-only flavored vapes (either do-it-yourself mixes or cartridges from international sellers) could easily flood the black market if the Trump ban takes effect.
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The lung diseases have shone a new light on black market cannabis vapes, which are thought to be a major contributor to the spike in illnesses.
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There's a growing market for these illegal vapes and cartridges, which use cannabis distillates in a liquid form, rather than marijuana flower, to get users high.
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At this point, leading theories as to the cause of these seizures center on the addictive drug in vapes: nicotine, the same addictive chemical in tobacco.
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Even non-nicotine vapes seemed to have the same amount of DNA reactivity as filtered cigarettes, according to the study recently published in ACS Sensors. Bummer.
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Although they're not supposed to be sold to minors, the vapes are wildly popular with teenagers and have spawned memes and parody accounts on social media.
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On top of that, all of the illegal vapes contained pesticides, including myclobutanil, which can break down into poisonous hydrogen cyanide when inhaled, Business Insider reported.
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On Friday, the agency will hold a public hearing to discuss the role of smoking cessation drugs for kids in order to get them off vapes.
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In a separate letter, the FDA ordered Juul to stop illegally promoting its vapes as less harmful than cigarettes without the agency's permission to do so.
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Hearings before my Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy established that the leading purveyor of vaping cartridges, JUUL Labs, purposely marketed its "vapes" to young people.
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Vapes containing THC or cannabis oil of any kind are banned in Britain, and Public Health England says vaping is at least 153% safer than smoking.
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Not included in the policy are disposable vapes, those with an open-tank system, and their respective e-liquids, which come in a variety of flavors.
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The decision to ban mint while allowing menthol vapes could be seen as a compromise while traditional menthol cigarettes, considered much more harmful, are widely sold.
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Former FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb, a Juul critic, this fall expressed concern that e-cigarette makers would try to game a ban just on mint vapes.
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Still, the agency said that 85033 patients, or 16 percent who reported, obtained their THC vapes from commercial sources, which were mostly medical and recreational dispensaries.
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One day after Governor Baker called for his four-month ban in Massachusetts, Democratic Governor Gina Raimondo formalized one on flavored vapes in her state, too.
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Of the 2900 patients interviewed by researchers in those two states, 220006 percent said they used pre-filled THC cartridges sold under the name Dank Vapes.
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Of the 28500 patients interviewed by researchers in those two states, 6900 percent said they used pre-filled THC cartridges sold under the name Dank Vapes.
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Vapes and e-cigarettes are not a federally approved treatment for smoking cessation, so help lines have not recommended them to clients to help them quit.
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Fontem, a subsidiary of Imperial Tobacco that manufactures the Blu e-cigarette products, told BuzzFeed News that it planned to keep selling flavored vapes as well.
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The company announced today that, although it's always prohibited branded posts that advertise vapes, tobacco, and weapons, it's going to start enforcing those rules more strictly.
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A recent surge in vaping-related illness caused the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to release a statement warning against the broad use of vapes.
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Having started smoking in high school and finding myself still doing it in my thirties, I'll say I wish that vapes were around back in my time.
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A man answering the phone at Status Vapes sounded surprised that the company was being sued, and said he would pass a message along to his boss.
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Although black-market THC vapes have been implicated in the majority of cases, a subset of patients claim to have only used nicotine e-cigarettes, including Juul.
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But these titans of industry are still small potatoes in the e-cigarette world, with their vapes consistently losing out to new-kid-on-the-block, Juul.
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Instead, the company plans to release the Bluetooth-connected vapes early next year "in international markets where we have launched (and per local regulations)," according to Davis.
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The products that have gone the most viral in the past view years — CBD oil, vapes, gravity blankets, fidget spinners — almost exclusively exist to calm us down.
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In other words, Juul vapes that are years old are likely not fully traceable in the program, but those purchased more recently should work with the system.
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Whereas previous vapes like the Pax ended up with smaller plumes of vapor and less flavor the IQ regularly offered enough vapor to inhale and ultimately feel.
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The business is popular enough that others have started copying it with their own "Dank Vapes," making the name itself even more mysterious and difficult to track.
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Today, federal health officials have said they don't know the exact cause, and are studying vapes and their contents in search of a common link among illnesses.
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Companies like PAX and PuffCo, which both make vapes, were told they couldn't display their products because the organizers hadn't created a category for cannabis vaporizers yet.
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He was skeptical of vapes a decade ago, but he has come to believe that they are the singular technology that could put an end to smoking.
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Both, however, helped give rise to the growing anxiety economy, composed of adult coloring books, aromatherapy vapes, essential oils, and other products designed to calm us down.
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And, surprise, the man who believes he shouldn't exercise because it will drain his life force thinks flavored vapes are bad news and is considering banning them.
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Pax, the big name in weed vapes, already has a pair of app-connected devices, one of which offers controls that let you limit the vape's strength.
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Illicit THC-filled vaping cartridges with labels like "Dank Vapes" could be culprits, according to health officials, but it is still unknown what is making people ill.
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In the meantime, scientists had largely narrowed the cause of the lung disease epidemic to black-market marijuana vapes containing a particular thickening agent, vitamin E acetate.
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More than 50 people have been killed and more than 14.83,500 sickened by the illnesses, which have mostly been linked to marijuana vapes from the black market.
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After government health inquiries, looming potential regulation, and, recently, President Donald Trump's specific call for a ban on flavored vapes, Juul seems to be conceding the point.
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In the summer of 2019, Ament began sharing vapes with his friends at parties — just as a series of mysterious vaping-related illnesses began to make headlines.
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For the disposable vapes that teens prefer—like single-use Puff Bars—the chip is inserted in such a way that removing it would make them unusable.
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In October, a year after permitting recreational marijuana use, Canada legalized marijuana-based vapes, edibles and beverages — products with higher profit margins, presenting an opportunity for Canopy.
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The CDC report isn't the first time the Dank Vapes brand has been mentioned by health officials since an outbreak of illnesses swept the U.S. this summer.
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The bottom line is that no one really knows what kind of damage vapes, especially ones without nicotine, can do in either the short or long term.
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There's quite a lot packed into a small and sleek package, which is probably why the company and its vapes have been compared to Apple and the iPhone.
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The company reportedly started to suspect those additional vapes were being resold to teens around the fall of 2015 because minors were posing with them on social media.
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A year ago, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, published a comprehensive review about the public health effects of vaping — including the dangers of exploding vapes.
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Many public health specialists think e-cigarettes, or vapes, which do not contain tobacco, are a lower-risk alternative to smoking, but some question their long-term safety.
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While the Pax 33 has generally been given the title as one of the best vapes on the market, the Pax 23 just kicked it off its pedestal.
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It's the latest shot in Durbin's ongoing campaign to keep young people from using vapes, which he's called "candy-flavored poisons" in the past, according to Roll Call.
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In early February, representatives of e-cig giant JUUL Labs showed up at a council meeting of the Cheyenne River Sioux in South Dakota with some free vapes.
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We've seen her hitting vapes of different sizes and colors, but there has been no concrete proof of what Juul flavor passes the lips of our fair Sansa.
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The 112-hour dispensary, which accounts for 224,215 square feet of the space, will sell Planet 2000-branded medical and recreational cannabis products, like capsules, vapes and more.
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Before the experiment, the researchers taught the subjects how to use the vapes and instructed them to take at least 20 puffs in an hour's time twice daily.
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A New York state lawmaker delivered a stark warning to companies that make cannabis vapes, amid a spate of lung illnesses that have been tied to e-cigarettes.
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Flavored vapes are already available on the streetThe FDA "intends to finalize a compliance policy in the coming weeks" that would theoretically eliminate non-tobacco flavored e-cigarettes.
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As the cannabis giant prepares to release vapes in Canada ("Cannabis 2.0"), Zekulin said that regulated products are safer, and allow for "tamper-resistant" and "traceable" supply chains.
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The mysterious injuries associated with vapes are only the most recent in a long history of unexpected and, at times, fatal consequences of poorly regulated or understudied products.
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Quavo's the backbone of "MotorSport"—yes, you may have Cardi B grinding on a car, and vapes, and other electronic looking shit, but without Quavo, there is nothing.
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Charlie Baker announced a 4-month ban on all vaping products, including both flavored and unflavored e-cigarettes containing nicotine and vapes containing THC sold in legal dispensaries.
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Experts now distinguish between the "new cannabis" — legal, highly potent, available in tabs, edibles and vapes — and the old version, a far milder weed passed around in joints.
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The Food and Drug Administration, meanwhile, has called the use of e-cigarettes and vapes by about two million middle and high school teenagers annually a dangerous epidemic.
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They note that the open-system vapes they favor are not available in corner stores, which typically only have disposable products like JUUL and Puff Bars for purchase.
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Rhode Island, Michigan and New York have banned most flavored vapes while the Massachusetts governor has issued a four-month ban on the sale of all vaping products.
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It has issued more than 8,600 warning letters and more than 1,000 fines to online and brick-and-mortar stores for selling vapes and vape products to minors.
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But now, according to a sweeping profile in Billboard, Stapp has turned his life around—blossoming into, of all things, an extremely well-behaved baseball dad who vapes.
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But the delivery system matters: Without the noxious smoke of traditional cigarettes or the wildly unregulated chemicals of vapes, you're actually getting a less harmful supply of nicotine.
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Shadowy "Dank Vapes" and other mysterious THC cartridges have been linked to a rash of vaping-related lung illnesses in both Illinois and Wisconsin, health officials warned Friday.
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The agency issued more than 1,300 warning letters and fines to brick-and-mortar retailers who illegally sold vapes, threatening to remove the flavored products from the market.
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TRUTH: Vaping is a young person problem While not everyone who vapes is a young person, vaping is a strong cultural commodity among teens and Gen-Z adults.
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They're so popular and so controversial that the Food and Drug Administration is now actively targeting manufacturers that push nicotine vapes; it may even move to ban some.
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According to the lawsuit, the first pitch Cult Collective brought to Juul would have targeted an older audience, contrasting the futuristic-looking vapes with old-fashioned telephones and joysticks.
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And while smoking fewer cigarettes may reduce exposure to cancer-causing chemicals, new research also suggests that vapes can pose significant long-term risks to heart and lung health.
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But public health experts like Hemmerich worry that by leaving mint- and menthol-flavored vapes on convenience-store shelves, the FDA still isn't doing as much as it could.
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The Trump administration announced in September that it would move to ban all flavored vapes from the US market after these injuries began to pop up across the country.
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Since Juul entered the picture in 2015, the company's become wildly successful — overtaking competitors like the Vuse line of vapes to dominate more than three-quarters of the market.
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The researchers shopped and searched online for pods that advertised themselves as "Juul compatible", as well as high nicotine-dose e-liquids, and pod-based vapes similar to Juul.
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So circumventing Juul's commerce system means that the counterfeiters are actually undermining the company's very intentional efforts to keep the cute lil' vapes out of the hands of kids.
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Rather than provide a happy medium, cig-a-like vapes harness the dumbest parts of both habits, and in the case of the Blu PLUS+, at an impressive markup.
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The shoddy manufacturing practices around "hoverboards" and vapes made exploding batteries known to consumers, and Samsung's disastrous Note 7 debacle cemented flaming lithium-ion cells in the popular consciousness.
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While it's all well and good to discuss vaping in relation to smoking cessation, we can't ignore the fact that some children may be using vapes for other reasons.
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CannaSafe's recent report builds off a study the lab conducted for NBC News, which found that 13 of 15 illicit vapes procured in California contained vitamin E and myclobutanil.
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Gas stations and convenience stores would only be allowed to sell tobacco- or menthol-flavored vapes, since those are often used by cigarette smokers who are trying to quit.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is zeroing in on the role of vapes containing THC as it investigates a spate of illnesses and deaths linked to vaping.
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Days after the release of a study showing that teens prefer mint-flavored vapes, Juul made a decision that's sure to have people of all ages hoarding their pods.
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The reason I'm telling you this, dear reader, is because the woman then tries to fill her jerry-rigged loot bag with vapes, but forgets the interior is gone.
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Peter Hajek, an expert on tobacco dependence at Queen Mary University of London, says the scare is being used to deter cigarette smokers from switching to less risky vapes.
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They know that on the scale of all things forbidden, lots of substances — prescription and street drugs, alcohol and cigarettes, to name a few — rank far higher than vapes.
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And because cartridges can include flavors and mixes of different cannabis compounds to produce stronger or weaker effects, vapes can be branded and marketed at dozens of customer niches.
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The link between vaping and respiratory illness isn't fully understood, officials said, but in the meantime, they're advising residents to stop using vapes, e-cigarettes and liquid THC products.
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But in January of this year, the company received a license to manufacture extracts, oil-based vapes, topicals, and tinctures on their 200,000-square-foot facility in Mendocino County.
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The governor of Massachusetts has issued a four-month ban on the sale of all vaping products, and Rhode Island, Michigan and New York have banned most flavored vapes.
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But after getting hooked on flavored products, Mr. Lloyd, who lives in the state's northernmost county, Sussex, said he would never return to tobacco cigarettes — or tobacco-flavored vapes.
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Dank Vapes, which the CDC classifies as counterfeit products "of unknown origin," was the most commonly used product, with more than half of hospitalized patients saying they used it.
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It would also require companies to show that flavors are instrumental in getting smokers to leave combustible cigarettes and that they don't make vapes more harmful to the user.
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A Republican-backed amendment to make marijuana vapes subject to FDA regulation failed after Pallone urged a vote against the provision, saying it's not the focus of the legislation.
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While the paper focused solely on mint and menthol vapes, it raises questions about how e-cigarette companies — and the tobacco industry at large — have evaded scrutiny for years.
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Go deeper: Mint-flavored vapes winning over teens "Significant increase" in teens vaping menthol or mint flavored e-cigarettes Scoop: Trump ready to ban vape flavors except tobacco, menthol
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The vape additive vitamin E acetate, a sticky ingredient that is often used as a cutting agent for THC vapes, was linked to lung issues for the first time.
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Juul's product was marketed in a way that attracted youths, and has twice the amount of nicotine compared with many other vapes, argue doctor groups and recently, congressional committees.
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On Thursday, the company said it would preemptively pull all its flavored vapes, except menthol, from the market, jumping ahead of a ban President Donald Trump promised in September.
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That's something I experienced with all these vapes—the low settings weren't cutting it for me, but I always started low and moved up from there, which I recommend.
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Still, while we know that flavored vapes are important starter products for kids, the jury is still out on how important flavors are when helping adults kick their smoking habit.
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In reality, it may actually serve to increase smoking, as more cigarettes will be required to get that desired nicotine hit—something users of vapes are all too familiar with.
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There was only one problem: The event's rules strictly prohibited vapes of any kind, and, like many members of the media, I have become hopelessly dependent on JUUL e-cigarettes.
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The federal court in the Eastern District of Virginia granted Juul the temporary restraining order and froze the PayPal accounts of the entities that were selling the unregulated counterfeit vapes.
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" Still, Grana Mayne warned, "We don't have data yet that allows us to directly compare the experience of addiction to e-cigarettes to other vapes or cigarettes and tobacco products.
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Unlike Juuls and other vapes, Iqos uses actual tobacco and doesn't have wild flavors that the FDA is weighing a ban on because they could be attractive to young users.
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Many public health experts think e-cigarettes, or vapes, which do not contain tobacco, are a lower-risk alternative to smoking, but some questions remain about their long-term safety.
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Unlike other vapes, the Plus also features a "continuous heat mode," allowing a constant 12-second hit without having to hold down the button — especially helpful when sharing with friends.
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That being said, the black-market of THC vapes is somewhat shadowy, and a web of products have confusing origins that public health experts still need to track and uncover.
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Teenagers love fruit-flavored vapes, but it's not clear a ban would solve that problemTrump hinted at parental concerns about his youngest son when he announced the proposed flavor ban.
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On Friday, the CDC gave updated numbers — 22019 illnesses and 12 deaths — and told reporters on a call that 77% of people who were ill reported using vapes containing THC.
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Disposable vapes are as discreet and portable as regular vape pens—useful when you're hanging with your crotchety uncle—except you don't have to bother with charging batteries, thank god.
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Former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb told CNBC on Thursday that the surge in kids using flavored nicotine vapes is an "urgent" need that needs to be addressed.
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For example, many adolescents can name a dozen e-liquid flavors, several e-cigarette devices, and tell you which of their classmates vapes, with whom, where and under what conditions.
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By breaking marijuana free from smoking and its paraphernalia, new delivery methods — especially portable vapes — are transforming the image and utility of cannabis, and helping it grab a mainstream audience.
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Officials also said that Dank Vapes was not an actual brand, but just a label and packaging that anyone selling THC vaping liquid could buy and stick on a product.
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In the wake of a killer lung disease that can be largely traced back to black-market THC pens, authorities are officially recommending you stop using all cartridge-based vapes.
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A former manufacturer of the e-liquid in refillable vapes, he felt differently than a lot of the other people in the burgeoning scene when it came to the issue.
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The CDC reports that of all the people who reported having lung diseases that seem to be related to vaping, 77 percent of those cases reported using vapes containing THC.
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The exact cause of the disease is unclear — some reports have blamed illegally modified cannabis vapes, but health officials haven't ruled out a threat from legal nicotine e-cigarettes either.
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While of course not everyone vapes, it is certainly commonplace, and not just at parties: I have seen kids vape while driving, during school, or at their desk doing homework.
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Some are turning back to combustible cigarettes — or taking them up for the first time — in a dangerous bid to lower their nicotine intake and ultimately get off their vapes.
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The FDA must put e-cigarettes and vapes through an appropriate series of regulatory gates, Gottlieb said Thursday, but the products have the potential to be safer than combustible cigarettes.
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Crooks are cashing in on the CBD craze by substituting cheap and illegal synthetic marijuana for natural CBD in vapes and edibles such as gummy bears, an AP investigation found.
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Minnesota authorities who seized illicit THC vapes found that in 216, 299 of 693 products contained no vitamin E, whereas 269 of 240 seized in September 250 did contain it.
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The newly announced ban and its exemptions, discussed this week by Trump and administration officials ahead of its official release, displeased both sides of the debate over banning flavored vapes.
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Still, Mr. Evans, who often vapes from the moment he wakes up until he climbs back into bed at night, admitted that inhaling nicotine vapor sometimes makes him feel unwell.
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In New York, and all over the country, you can find CBD oil in convenience stores, CBD vapes in smoke shops, and CBD tinctures and topical creams in beauty stores.
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Another problem is that one of the surveys waffled on what to call vapes — switching from e-cigarettes early on to electronic vapor products in the latter years of the survey.
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Juul products are available in large Indian cities at many stores that sell electronic cigarettes and vaping products, and are prominently featured on dozens of websites that sell vapes in India.
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The latest findings don't definitively confirm that black market THC vapes are the primary cause of these lung injuries, but it's clear the data is beginning to point in that direction.
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Again, all the pre-filled pods for those vapes came in kid-friendly flavors, contained more vape juice than Juul pods, and advertised equivalent or higher levels of nicotine, as well.
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From edibles to vapes, cultivation boxes to dab rigs, there are seemingly endless ways to consume cannabis in the growing number of states that have passed legislature legalizing the sticky icky.
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Best For Wax: Hypnos LinxIt's only built for vaporizing one kind of material, but it vapes it really, really well—producing a nice thick cloud seconds after you press the button.
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Testing vapes ensures existing vapers that their products have met MHRA's [Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency] regulations, says the chief executive of the Independent British Vape Trade Association (IBVTA), Richard Hyslop.
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But before that, regulation of vapes was sparse — a New York Times investigation published Monday found that many regulators regretted a lengthy period in which vape manufacturers received little federal oversight.
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While there seems to be a pattern in the reported cases, officials say they don't know whether the disease is associated with specific ingredients in the vapes or the devices themselves.
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Many public health specialists think e-cigarettes, or vapes, are a lower-risk alternative to smoking, but some question their long-term safety and note that they are not risk-free.
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With almost 1,500 reported injuries and at least 30 deaths associated with e-cigarette injuries, there is strong evidence of a causal relationship between the use of vapes and lung damage.
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Officials haven't yet determined the specific causes of the illness, but it is thought that oils and chemicals used to emulsify THC, CBD, and nicotine in illicit vapes is to blame.
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No e-cigarette currently has that approval, but many are allowed to stay on the market temporarily because they were introduced before the FDA assumed authority over vapes in August 2016.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found an additive in THC vapes that could be at fault for some lung injuries and deaths among the thousands sick this past year.
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Gottlieb, also a medical doctor, did stress that legally sold vapes, like Juul or NJOY, are not necessarily safe, since they "certainly cause chronic lung injury" like any other nicotine product.
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Seeking to complete a sale, NBC News contacted about a dozen different dealers advertising Dank Vapes and ultimately transferred hundreds of dollars to three of them using a popular payment app.
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In a recent Morning Consult poll of 2,200 adults, just one-third said they believed that the lung disease deaths were related to marijuana vapes — but 58% blamed nicotine e-cigarettes.
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Earlier this month, President Donald Trump announced that his administration would seek to ban flavored vapes through the FDA, although the agency has yet to issue rule-making for the ban.
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Illinois and Wisconsin officials said they found Dank Vapes was the most commonly used brand of pre-filled THC cartridges in those states, according to a separate report also published Friday.
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Tommy Chong says banning flavored vapes is a fool's errand, and the proper response to the recent spate of deaths has been right in front of us the whole time ... marijuana!!!
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Earlier in September, the Army Public Health Center reportedly alerted its service members to the potential consequences of vaping, but otherwise, on vapes, the military has been late to the party.
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But on September 22016 — when the Trump administration announced its plan to ban flavored vapes amid a surge of nationwide vaping-related illnesses — the subreddit gained 229 members in one day.
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However, while most of the illnesses have been linked to illicit THC vapes, CDC officials have said they can't rule out any "infiltration" of tainted products into state-licensed marijuana dispensaries.
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And because Juul has dominated more than 70 percent of the e-cigarette market, cutting it off at the knees is good news for other tobacco companies whose vapes aren't as competitive.
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Among the regulations are rules that prohibit the sale of vapes in vending machines, the distribution of free customer samples from distributors and the sale of e-cigarettes to anyone under age.
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These can range from copycat vapes and pods that are actually marketed as Juul products all the way to products that are designed specifically to be Juul compatible without using the trademark.
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In LED-lit parks beneath climate-controlling geodesic domes, happy, well-balanced citizens will puff on DMT vapes or slap on a short-acting transdermal mushroom patch for a quick psychic lift.
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In Los Angeles alone, services like Nugg, Ganjarunner, Kushfly, Eaze, HERB, Westside Organic, and Cannabis Express, all pitch delivery services for marijuana or cannabis infused products, oils and vapes to willing consumers.
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When I get to Frank's office, he's double-fisting vapes, alternating between one that looks like a laser pistol and the Bic pen-type thing I'm not supposed to know is hash.
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To test this, the researchers randomly assigned 15 healthy non-smokers vapes that contained these ingredients, but no nicotine or special flavors like mint or mango, which are popular among vape users.
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Existing studies on vapes have shown that the devices contain chemicals (some of which may not be listed on packaging) that can cause throat irritation and an increased risk of heart attack.
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A US congressional hearing this week revealed new information about how the Silicon Valley e-cigarette company Juul marketed its addictive vapes to children and teenagers, helping spark a youth vaping epidemic.
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Dank Vapes continues to grow because it offers an accessible marijuana option in states where the drug is still illegal, plus a more inexpensive option in states where legal cannabis is available.
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Dank Vapes continues to grow because it offers an accessible marijuana option in states where the drug is still illegal, plus a more inexpensive option in states where legal cannabis is available.
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Read more: No one knows why vapes are leading to lung injury and death, but a lung doctor says formaldehyde and a chemical used in weed killer may be partially to blame
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As we previously reported, Drake is launching the More Life Growth Company ... hoping to cash in on the crop craze by selling everything from vapes to pipes, rolling papers, hookahs and more.
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Because so much remains unknown about vaping, including any related injuries and the potential for long-term damage, it might be safer to just avoid using vapes until they are better understood.
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If you're someone who smokes or vapes, meaning your lung health is likely compromised, you may be wondering how that plays into what looks like an emerging global pandemic of lung infections.
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The cannabis-vapes and accessories company Greenlane Holdings laid off 31 employees across its Boca Raton, Florida, and Torrance, California, offices on February 18, according to a memo obtained by Business Insider.
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Even smokers — the group whose lives could be saved by switching from tobacco cigarettes to nicotine vapes — mostly support such bans, with 2.23% of respondents who identified as smokers giving their approval.
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While Thursday's measure spares small businesses "for now," the conservative Americans for Tax Reform said in a release, removing the disposable vapes will limit the choices of smokers who desire to quit.
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"Nationally, Dank Vapes were the most commonly reported THC-containing product by hospitalized EVALI patients, but a wide variety of products were reported, with regional differences," the CDC said in its report.
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Canada marked the one-year anniversary of its recreational cannabis program with the planned launch of "Cannabis 2.0," the allowance of cannabis derivatives such as gummies, drinks and vapes into the marketplace.
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The producer moved on to a different vendor and purchased a total of seven cartridges — five Dank Vapes and two KingPen, all counterfeits containing a potential toxic stew of chemicals — for $100.
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Many popular brands, like Dank Vapes and Mario Carts, are not actual companies, but rather exist only as colorful packaging that can be bought by anyone and filled with "homebrewed" vape oils.
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THC-containing vaping products sold under the name Dank Vapes are the most common brand associated with vaping-related injuries, according to a new update from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
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There's been a significant uptick in the amount of discussion on social media about quitting Juuls and other vapes, according to data from Sprout Social, a company that monitors social media trends.
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Some CBD vapes may be spiked with cheap, illegal synthetic marijuana, leading to dozens of hospitalizations over the last two years, according to an investigation published by The Associated Press on Monday.
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But Dank Vapes, like many black-market brands, might not be a single company, producer or distributor — if it's a real company at all, according to an Inverse investigation published in August.
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The ongoing epidemic, which is mostly but not entirely tied to black market vapes containing the marijuana component THC, has killed at least 27 people and sickened nearly 1,300 as of Friday.
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VitaminVape has been mentioned in several negative stories in the press exploring the legitimacy of these types of vapes, mainly pointing out that they are scientifically unproven and have potentially unknown risks.
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The metal itself has become increasingly precious in the last few years as it is a key component in the lithium ion batteries that power your phone, laptop, vapes, and future electric cars.
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Walmart has stopped selling e-cigarettes and several places have announced plans to restrict the sale of flavored vapes, with critics saying the flavors target young people and get youth hooked on nicotine.
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Juul, which introduced its vapes and fruity nicotine pods in 2015, has been criticized by outgoing Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb for offering products that he says cater to younger users.
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The form of nicotine more common in other vapes — as well as in cigars and pipe tobacco — is freebase nicotine, which can stick to a smoker's upper respiratory tract and make them cough.
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A now out-of-date report from the U.S. Fire Administration showed that, between 2009 and 2016, at least 195 incidents could be traced to exploding vapes, of which 133 resulted in injuries.
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With his warped onscreen persona now standing trial for mass-death by toxic vapes at his DIY EDM festival, Heidecker and Turkington have added new shades to the hilariously bleak On Cinema metaverse.
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In another more extreme case, a Texas school restricted its dress code to ban long sleeve shirts and jackets after students were found tucking away small vapes and blowing smoke into their sleeves.
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In recent months, e-cigarette company JUUL announced it would stop selling its flavored e-cigarette pods, and there's an expected announcement coming from the FDA about a federal ban of flavored vapes.
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Thought this was vape juice smh just wasted 7$" Capella Flavor Drops Pink Lemonade Concentrate One star review: "These should not be for vapes, to much water in it, could give someone pneumoniae.
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Vaporizers, or vapes, have been around for a while, only now they can now pair with your smartphone, have no trouble vaporizing both cannabis concentrates and dry flower, and offer customized heating profiles.
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Vapes are essentially "in the same category as nicotine replacement products," like patches or gum, said Michael Siegel, a professor of community health sciences at Boston University and a longtime tobacco control expert.
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Experts don't yet know enough about the other compounds often found in vapes — THC, flavoring, propylene glycol, vitamin E acetate — to be able to say for sure how they could impact the heart.
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The agency is now Doctors urge anyone who vapes to talk to their health provider, especially if they are experiencing any symptoms of the illness, such as shortness of breath, nausea or vomiting.
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The Food and Drug Administration will ban major retailers, gas stations and convenience stores from selling all fruit- and sweet-flavored vapes, which have been blamed for the sharp rise in teen use.
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The ongoing outbreak of vaping-linked lung disease that has killed 55 people and sickened more than 2,500 since this summer has largely been linked to a thickening agent used in marijuana vapes.
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Although there's a possibility, given some bureaucratic loopholes, that hookah manufacturers that produce flavored tobacco might be grandfathered in, essentially since they've been on the market much longer than vapes and e-cigarettes.
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Between August 11th and September 9th, there were more than 60,000 Twitter mentions about quitting or stopping the use of Juuls or vapes, compared to only 23,000 at the same time last year.
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At the time of the 2014 survey, three quarters of the flavored vapes contained diacetyl, a chemical that causes the vividly disastrous disease "bronchiolitis obliterans" in workers who inhale a lot of it.
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Some operators are cashing in on the CBD craze by substituting cheap and illegal synthetic marijuana for natural CBD in vapes and edibles such as gummy bears, an Associated Press investigation has found.
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A new Los Angeles Times report details a painfully ironic contradiction: Vape users turning to cigarettes to cope with their nicotine addictions, challenging vapes' original purpose of helping cigarette users quit smoking altogether.
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The agency has also considered the role of drug therapies to get kids to quit vapes and other nicotine products, as there are currently no FDA-approved nicotine cessation products for users under 18.
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We know so far that using high voltages in vapes can release formaldehyde-causing chemicals; we also know that vaping exposes users to more toxic chemicals and heavy metals than people who don't vape.
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There's been a lot of fearful talk around vapes as reports of lung injuries have spiked, which isn't great news for a young tech product that helps curb the use of more harmful cigarettes.
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Nelson, a long-time marijuana advocate, has been in the commercial cannabis game for a couple of few years now—since 2015, his company, Willie's Reserve, has sold branded bud, vapes, edibles, and more.
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To be clear though, that list doesn't include vapes, which are still largely unregulated and haven't yet been convincingly shown to help people quit, according to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
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The study, published Monday in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, adds to growing evidence that the flavored "e-liquids" used in vapes can hinder human cells' ability to survive and function.
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The small study, published today in the journal Cancer Prevention Research, looked at how vapes that contained the common vape juice additives propylene glycol and vegetable glycerin affected the lungs of healthy non-smokers.
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And it's not yet clear whether illicit vapes are solely to blame, as state health officials in Oregon confirmed that a middle-aged man had died after purchasing cannabis oil from a regulated dispensary.
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It said that of about 500 people who experienced an illness linked to vaping, about 77% reported having used vapes containing THC, and about 16% said they had used only e-cigarettes containing nicotine.
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Canopy said it will stop making any significant expansion investment in Canada, having spent heavily to build its portfolio of edible, vapes and other derivative products that were legalized in the country in October.
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It's been three years since True Detective's clusterfuck of a second season ended, disappointing basically everyone who loved season one and forcing us all to picture robot dicks whenever we looked at vapes afterward.
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If just five percent of children are more inclined to vape after watching hip-hop videos, that translates into 1.5 million additional vapes if 30 million children and teens see the videos, Christakis said.
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Mark Anton, executive director of industry group Smoke-Free Alternatives Trade Association, told CNN that his group shares the goal of preventing kids from using vapes, but doesn't think flavors should be the target.
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While there are some early studies on additive flavorings in vapes like the above in rats (think vanilla or cinnamon) they haven't been closely studied in humans or strictly regulated, as Caron told VICE.
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This event, held in a space on the east end of the city, is for a new ceramic vaporizer from Vapium, a Canadian company that purportedly sells the "iPhone" of vapes in 20 countries.
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The new plan will bar the sale of all sweet and fruity flavored vape pods and cartridges within 30 days but allow gas stations and convenience stores to continue selling menthol cartridges and vapes.
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Accordingly, and also in response to the dramatic uptick in teen vapers in recent years, several states have raced to ban some vapes completely—a move that's unlikely to result in safer nicotine consumption.
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Flavored vapes are widely seen as one of the big draws for teens taking up vaping, which the CDC and other health agencies are warning has increased precipitously — 38% — in the last two years.
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Ted Kwong, a spokesperson for Juul, which sells about 80% of e-cigarette products in the US, stressed the illness reports were tied to black market vapes of THC, which the company doesn't sell.
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In 2018, the FDA decreed that most sweet flavors of vapes were restricted to places where people under 18 could not freely shop, but it stopped short of a full ban on flavored products.
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One of the shops visited by NBC News in Los Angeles sold packaging for Dank Vapes Gorilla Glue, the same brand of vape that Castillo was using before he landed in the hospital ICU.
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It turns out this lung disease may be the result of Vitamin E acetate, an ingredient found primarily in black market vapes, and e-cigarette bans could be driving smokers to more dangerous alternatives.
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But researchers discovered last month that this lung disease seemed to be the result of Vitamin E acetate, an ingredient found primarily in black market vapes containing THC, the main psychoactive chemical in marijuana.
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The conventional wisdom is that e-cigs are safer than traditional cigarettes for adult smokers, and federal regulators need to figure out how to help them quit while keeping vapes away from young people.
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There are thousands of e-liquid flavors on the market, as well as a diversity of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), including hundreds of types of vape pens, mods, advanced personal vaporizers, and pod vapes.
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Teens will keep finding ways to get their fix, like they did earlier this year when a round of age restrictions sent them to eBay and Alibaba to buy knock-off pods, vapes, and cigarettes.
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To be clear, the jury's still out on the role that flavors play in helping adults quit smoking, but previous studies have shown that flavors can attract young people to using tobacco products and vapes.
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As vaping-related lung illnesses continue to mount in the United States, health officials are looking into nicotine- and THC-based vapes to see which ingredients could be causing these potentially life-threatening health problems.
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The fact that prohibition of marijuana directly lead to the creation and sale of unregulated black market THC vapes, which are the most directly responsible for the vast preponderance of vaping illnesses, is barely considered.
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Cannabis technology has boomed since recent legalization, but among the various THC extraction processes and fancy vapes, there is a new bowl that can do something all others can't: hold food like a food bowl.
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Anecdotal evidence suggests e-cigarettes, which are synonymous with nicotine-containing vapes, aren't free of health risks, but the lack of FDA regulation leaves unanswered questions about the exact ingredients causing these life-threatening reactions.
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Although the exact cause of these digestive system reactions is unknown, the sheer number of chemicals in vapes are likely linked to the nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea that some people experience after vaping too much.
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It could be the case, as Harvard's Dr. David Christiani pointed out in a NEJM editorial, that some vapes are contaminated, or that there's a dangerous chemical cocktail being created by novel vape juice mixtures.
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All vapes, even the most basic gas station cig-a-likes, are made of three basic components: a battery, an atomizer (that's a heating element), and a tank, which holds the liquid to be vaporized.
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Eaze — which had been offering only medicinal sales until this year, and now sells cannabis for both recreational and medical uses — said that thanks in part to vapes, its sales grew 300 percent in 183.
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Sunderstorm is a California-based brand that sells edibles, vapes, and tinctures that has been looking at the Canadian market since last summer but has yet to enter it, according to Sunderstorm CEO Cameron Clarke.
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The vaping lung disease that has sickened about 1,500 people and killed at least 33 has given urgency to efforts to stop youth vaping, although THC-containing vapes are responsible for much of the epidemic.
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The CDC also said last week that most of the illnesses in Illinois and Wisconsin had been linked to THC products sold under the name "Dank Vapes," which doesn't appear to be a legitimate manufacturer.
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The law puts a 75% excise tax on non-flavored e-cigarettes sold in the state, and restricts the amount of nicotine that can be in non-flavored vapes sold anywhere but a specialty shop.
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Experts such as Michelle Peace, a forensic scientist at Virginia Commonwealth University who has found synthetic marijuana in her own testing of CBD vapes, said the federal government should act quickly to protect the public.
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Most of the illnesses in the lung disease epidemic that CDC began tracking in August have been attributed to black-market marijuana vapes thought to contain an inadvertent toxin, perhaps material added as a thickener.
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But the health risks of e-cigarettes are newsworthy — so when scientists discover chemicals in them that can cause lung irritation or heart problems, or when vapes explode and vape juice poisons children, we report it.
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The new guidance emphasizes the restrictions the FDA already proposed in November, including limiting the sale of sweet-flavored vapes in places kids can freely access or in stores that have been caught selling to minors.
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Advocates for the bans say flavors appeal to kids and minimize how harmful and addictive vapes are perceived to be, but opponents say they're an important tool in getting adults to switch over from combustible cigarettes.
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Be smart: There is no way to tell if the decline in cigarette use correlates to the increase in e-cigarette use, even when tobacco companies tout vapes are an alternative to smoking, The Verge reports.
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Anne Schuchat, principal deputy director of the CDC, said while most of the illnesses have been linked to illicit THC vapes, the agency can't rule out any "infiltration" of tainted products into state-licensed marijuana dispensaries.
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The battle against vapes is like déjà vu for many of us in the public health community, who successfully fought to eliminate youth-attracting marketing tricks like colorful packaging and candy flavors in cigarettes decades ago.
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AVAILABLE ONLINE Packaging using the "Dank Vapes" name until recently was available on Amazon, according to caches of the product links, and a Reuters review shows they are still widely available elsewhere on the Internet. Amazon.
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While Traci and Julia touted CBD or THC tinctures and vapes, salves and candies, I realized that I had no idea how they would interact with the experimental drug I take daily in my clinical trial.
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The problem is especially acute in illicit THC vapes, which Business Insider previously reported were found to contain pesticides and heavy metals — some of which can break down into carcinogens and other poisonous gases when heated.
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Pax is releasing an updated version of its Era vaporizer with new smart features that are meant to make vaping feel safer at a time when weed vapes have been linked to lung injuries and deaths.
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Both Democrats and Republicans closely questioned nominee Stephen Hahn, a cancer doctor, on how he would handle vaping amid concern that the Trump administration is backing away from a crackdown on flavored vapes targeted at children.
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I don't want to rule out that he maybe vapes in his private time, but for someone who has partnered with this same vape company before, he's not doing a great job at representing the lifestyle.
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The death was one of nearly 200 cases of mysterious respiratory problems across 22 states whose only known link is the recent use of electronic cigarettes, or vapes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Gottlieb still very much believes that the company "bears an outsized responsibility for this public health crisis," wherein one in five people in the U.S. now vapes occasionally, and a growing percentage of those users are teenagers.
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So freebase nicotine, [the type derived from tobacco plants and] which is in almost all the vapes you see, nicotine salts are changing the pH levels—and tobacco companies had been doing this for a long time.
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She suspects these devices cause nicotine levels in the blood to peak higher than they do with traditional cigarettes -- but experts say more research is needed to better understand how vapes work on the body and brain.
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"Each day of this crisis brings more evidence that street vapes containing THC or other illegal drugs are responsible for these illnesses, not nicotine vaping products," said Gregory Conley of the American Vaping Association, in a statement.
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However, in a major reversal, the agency will allow menthol-flavored e-cigarettes to be widely available, and open tank vapes commonly sold in vape shops will also be excluded from the ban, an HHS official confirms.
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Both studies found that more teens now say they're putting weed into their e-cigs and/or vapes, but the first included the second-largest, single-year substance increase ever reported by the Monitoring the Future Survey.
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She vapes agitatedly when she's not talking a mile a minute — the dense dialogue can be hard to unpack because the action is set in Baton Rouge, La., and the actors go to town with the accent.
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"Usually, suppliers of vapes, or any other paraphernalia, will state that the equipment is for some other purpose," says Niamh Eastwood, Chief Executive of Release, the U.K.'s national center of expertise on drugs and drugs law.
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Looking at nearly 15,000 posts from March through May of 20173, the study found that more than a third of posts were promotional in nature -- containing branded marketing messages or links to websites where users could purchase vapes.
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Dr. Anne Schuchat, the agency's principle deputy director, further confirmed that THC vapes obtained outside of legal supply lines – including those on the black market and those obtained from friends or family – seem to be the biggest offender.
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"Word spreads very fast through social media of the emergence of a new product, the emergence of a new flavor, the emergence of a new behavior," including how to "hack," or customize, vapes and perform tricks with them.
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LONDON (Reuters) - An estimated 3.2 million people in Britain are now users of e-cigarettes, or vapes, compared with around 7.4 million who smoke tobacco cigarettes, according to data from a survey conducted by an anti-smoking charity.
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British American Tobacco (BAT), for example, is the parent company behind well-known cigarette brands like Camel and Pall Malls, as well as the Vuse line of vapes in the US (marketed in the US by Reynolds American).
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And for teenagers—many of whom aren't legally able to purchase a pack of Marlboros at a convenience store, but can easily get their hands on vapes—it's the only way they've ever known how to consume nicotine.
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These nicotine salts are less harsh to inhale than the straight-up, "freebase" nicotine used in most regular nicotine vapes — the same kind of nicotine you get from smoking the air-dried tobacco used for pipes and cigars.
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I'm not a regular user of any herb including tobacco but I've tried a number of these high-tech vapes over the past few months and found this one to offer a superior draw and slightly more flavor.
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Now, a new study that was started long before swaths of vape users were hospitalized due to their conditions has come out with findings that suggest certain oils added to vapes could be to blame for lung injuries.
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Nor is it out of the realm of possibility that a ban on legitimate vapes will lead to even more vaping injuries, as there is almost no evidence that legal vaping is a cause of the current epidemic.
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LONDON, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Chronic smokers who switched from tobacco cigarettes to e-cigarette vapes in a large randomised control trial saw a significant improvement in markers of heart health after just a month, researchers said on Friday.
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At a Manhattan location of Beyond Vape, in March, a sweet-natured clerk named Christ told me that he had smoked two packs a day since he was a teen-ager and that vapes had saved his life.
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The SnowPlus coffee vape uses the same type of drug delivery system that vapes like Juul use: An e-liquid formulation that's a mix of oils including propylene glycol and vegetable glycerin (often referred to as PG-VG).
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That's especially so at a time when THC, the primary psychoactive ingredient in weed, is being consumed in ways that—at least in the case of certain e-cigarettes or vapes—may be linked to dangerous lung problems.
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The CDC said that they have not yet determined exactly what types of vaping products are causing the severe lung illnesses, but that the cases include people who used cannabis vaping products and others who used nicotine vapes.
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The Trump administration earlier this month released a slimmed-down ban on flavored vapes, prompting criticism from public health groups and Democrats who said it wasn't enough to combat the sharp rise in youth use of e-cigarettes.
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Location: New York and LondonDeal Count in 2019: 11In 2019, Altitude Investment Management made 11 investments in nine companies, including PathogenDx, an Arizona-based biotech, and Sunderstorm, a cannabis company that sells products such as edibles and vapes.
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Researchers believe the disease may be caused by an oil derived from Vitamin E found in some vaping products, some of which are bootleg vapes or contain other contaminants not regularly found in mainstream nicotine or THC products.
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Researchers with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracked e-cigarette sales in brick-and-mortar stores, and found that from 2013 to late 2017, British American Tobacco — which makes the Vype line of vapes — dominated the market.
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Nicotine salts form in the heat-dried tobacco leaves that are rolled into most cigarettes, and they're said to be easier to inhale than the free-base form of nicotine found in cigars, pipe tobacco, and many other vapes.
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In addition, manufacturers whose products hit the market after February 15th, 2007 (so, essentially all vapes) will need to submit applications to the agency for approval and to determine whether or not their products show any additional health risks.
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Vapes are meme-ready, funny in a way that cigarettes never were: the black-and-white photograph of James Dean smoking in shirtsleeves has been replaced with paparazzi snaps of Ben Affleck ripping an e-cig in his car.
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Murthy recommended an effort to reduce the usage of vapes among young people out of fear that the nicotine delivery devices could lead to a relaxed attitude towards smoking and could serve as a gateway to smoking standard cigarettes.
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The company's strategy also included developing technology that might disable the vapes, including "wireless nodes that alert school staff to use in schools," and an age-verification process that would require an adult's smartphone, according to the December memo.
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But many vapers—the official term for one who vapes, not to be confused with the byproduct of vaping, vapor—are passionately advocating for a shift in public opinion, which they believe to be critical in keeping vaping legal.
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A November 2016 study found that after just a few minutes of puffing on both tobacco- and menthol-flavored vapes, oral tissue became inflamed, which can make someone more susceptible to oral diseases like gum disease or oral cancer.
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But she also noted that, that even in places like Canada and Colorado — where there is a full assortment of cannabis products (vapes, edibles, and topicals) — the data is not strong enough to prove there is a direct correlation.
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Trump in September announced his intention to ban flavored vapes including mint and menthol, then reportedly held up FDA action on the ban out of concerns it would cost vaping industry jobs and votes in his 2020 reelection campaign.
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While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identified vitamin E acetate, a thickening agent that&aposs mostly found in illicit vapes, as the culprit for most of these illnesses, the issue put a cloud over the vape industry.
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The Centers for Disease Control, Federal Drug Administration, and Health and Human Services recommend immediately throwing away black market vapes bought on the street, instead of in a regulated store, regardless of whether it contains CBD, THC, or nicotine.
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Last month, the FDA announced that it had issued 1,300 "warning letters" and fines to brick-and-mortar e-cigarette retailers that the agency said it had busted selling Juul vapes to minors during an "undercover blitz" carried out this summer.
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Counterfeit products are hardly new, but fake vapes are particularly eyebrow-raising because cheap batteries can explode, e-liquids sold alongside them could be loaded with toxic chemicals, and the devices could improperly heat up, releasing harmful substances instead of vapor.
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Unclear from the press release is if the FDA will seek to limit the amount of nicotine in cessation products like gums, lozenges, and patches—or in e-cigarettes and vapes for that matter, which the agency has increasingly regulated.
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The study, published Tuesday in Public Health Reports, finds that teens between the ages of 12 and 17 are about three times more likely to use fruit-flavored vapes than adults, and almost four times more likely to use candy-flavors.
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And it preceded a flurry of letters the FDA sent out on Friday to 21 e-cigarette companies — including the ones behind vapes like Vuse Alto, myblu, Myle, Rubi, and STIG — demanding information about whether they're marketing their products illegally.
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But the crucial difference between cigarettes and e-cigs is that the former were never a way to quit another bad thing; it was hard to argue for their relative health benefits in the same way is happening around vapes.
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Advocates for flavors say they're an important tool in getting adults to switch over from combustible cigarettes, while others want to ban them entirely because they appeal to kids and minimize how harmful and addictive vapes are perceived to be.
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These days, there's a market for high-tech portable weed vapes equipped with features like Bluetooth (for tracking your tokes-per-session PB?) that allow you to just load up a cone and inhale like you would with an e-cig.
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"Once you start vaping, I think you become known as the person who vapes, who's cool," said Richard Miech, a professor at the University of Michigan and principal investigator of Monitoring the Future, an ongoing study of adolescent drug use.
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In order to understand vape culture, it helps to understand vapes—how they work, the different small and combustible parts they're composed of, what you have to put in them to make them taste and blow smoke the way you want.
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There are no FDA-approved nicotine cessation products for e-cigarette users under 18, but the agency plans to hold a public hearing to debate whether to approve smoking cessation drugs for kids in order to get them off vapes.
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The majority of publicly known cases involve middle-aged people, high-schoolers, and college-aged students, but younger adolescents, like those in their middle school years, are also using vapes and potentially causing irreparable harm to their developing brains and bodies.
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LONDON, March 4 (Reuters) - More than half of UK smokers now wrongly believe that nicotine-containing "vapes" or e-cigarettes are as dangerous as tobacco cigarettes and these "false fears" are preventing smokers from switching, public health experts said on Wednesday.
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J.) and Donna Shalala (D-Fla.) have said the bill — which is unlikely to get a Senate vote — is an answer to President Donald Trump's scaled-back vaping ban, including a move this year to exclude menthol vapes from flavor restrictions.
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The lawsuit had been filed by a trade group called the Vapor Technology Association, alongside retailer Benevolent E-Liquids and a New York-based vape store named Perfection Vapes, on the grounds that the government was essentially overreaching its authority.
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Many of those have been tied to THC vaping, especially with black-market vapes, and powerful people have taken to calling for a total ban on all vape products in a fit of what critics called classic Drug War hysteria.
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" A spokesperson for JTI, which manufactures Logic brand vapes, told The Hill it has very "limited and responsible advertising," and "has always communicated responsibly about its products, including always having health warnings on advertising and age-verification on our website.
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The CDC says that THC cartridges sold under the Dank Vapes brand have been the most commonly reported in relation to THC lung injury cases and deaths, though there is no single source that has been linked to every case.
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New York (CNN Business)2019 was a momentous year for the cannabis industry: Hemp-derived CBD had a heyday, Illinois made history, California got sticky, vapes were flung into flux, and North American cannabis companies received some harsh wake-up calls.
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Dank Vapes was the most commonly used THC product among patients who developed a deadly vaping illness, though it's "unlikely" that a single brand caused the national outbreak, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a report Friday.
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Just last week, India, home to more than 106 million smokers and the second-largest tobacco market in the world, banned vapes entirely, imposing jail terms and steep fines for anyone who made or sold e-cigarettes in the country.
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It's very possible that more than one product is contributing to the outbreak, Crotty Alexander notes — people using e-cigarettes or vapes came down with respiratory illnesses before this current outbreak, so different cases could have been caused by different ingredients.
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Aurora Cannabis Inc this week became the first major Canadian company to sell edibles and vapes for medical use, a small base that nevertheless helps shore up margins and paves the way for sales in the much larger European medical market.
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Green urged his audience to look at how other countries are addressing vapes and used the UK as an example: Two London hospitals had just allowed vape shops to open on their premises to ban smoking in and around the buildings.
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When I woke up, I scooped all my pipes, rolling papers, vapes, cigarettes, bottles of pills, aluminum-wrapped blotters, plastic baggies of powders, and random crumbs of god-knows-what into an overflowing bag, and hit it behind the couch.
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But that doesn't mean they're completely safe: vapes haven't been around long enough for us to know what their long-term harms might be, and at the moment, there's little regulatory oversight of their ingredients, or their batteries — which sometimes, but rarely, explode.
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Though the respiratory illnesses appear to be linked to a patient's prior use of nicotine and/or THC-containing products, medical professionals have been unable to conclusively determine the connection, and whether specific vapes or e-cigarettes are causing the health issue.
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This could potentially solve a problem with the bowls of many popular vapes today: If your bowl is packed incorrectly, you wind up with uneven heating and a lot of wasted, unvaped material that necessitates a quick stir midway through a smoke session.
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Earlier this year, a study on vapes at Johns Hopkins University found that, while heating, some of their coils—the metal bits used to heat tinctures—likely leech notable amounts of heavy metals like chromium and nickel into the vapor users eventually inhale.
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And DeGrave's brother is not alone — doctors believe vaping is to blame in the hospitalizations of eight teens in Wisconsin over the last month, USA Today reported, though it is unclear what type of vapes they were using and where they were bought.
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Health experts who are concerned about a rash of mysterious and deadly lung injuries popping up in nicotine and THC vapers caution that the same issues could occur with caffeine vapes, which use the same types of e-liquids to deliver their drugs.
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As Canada's cannabis program ramps up, and products like vapes, edibles, and beverages are beginning to hit the shelves, US edibles companies are debating whether they should enter the market or wait out the kickoff rush to see how the field plays out.
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Aaron Sonshine, partner at Canadian law firm Bennett Jones, told Business Insider that with the rollout of 2.0 cannabis products (vapes, edibles, topicals) in the Canadian market, he has seen many cannabis companies "hiring very aggressively" from the alcohol and tobacco industries.
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Federal officials have identified vitamin E acetate-- mostly found in illicit THC vapes -- as one of the main causes of the illness, but independent tests in Massachusetts have not found any detectable levels of the chemical in products manufactured by licensed state facilities.
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Little discussion has yet been had about how health insurance companies explicitly deal with vapers, but respected scientists have come out in favor of exploring vaping products as a means of substantially improving public health, should smokers swap their cigarettes for vapes.
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There is reasonable evidence, at least in the short term, that well-regulated nicotine vapes are better for your health than smoking cigarettes, and many harm-reduction proponents here and abroad have lauded the technology as an avenue for smokers to quit.
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Officials said "Dank Vapes "appears to be the most prominent in a class of largely counterfeit brands, with common packaging that is easily available online and that is used by distributors to market THC-containing cartridges with no obvious centralized production or distribution.
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Dank Vapes, a brand of black-market THC vaporizer cartridges whose products have been linked to the outbreak of vaping-related lung diseases, has an official verified account on Instagram — despite the fact that it may not even be a real company.
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Now that the news serves as a daily, public reminder that we have very little clues about what might happen to a person who vapes a pod a day, the r/juul subreddit appears to be having a bit of an identity crisis.
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Another lesson from tobacco: a survey of health literature on vapes last year found that 95 percent of research papers that had no conflict of interest found potentially harmful effects from e-cigarettes — compared to only 8 percent of tobacco industry-related studies.
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"A ban on flavored nicotine vapes will have zero impact on the health crisis we are seeing with illegal THC cartridges," Gregory Conley, president of the American Vaping Association, a nonprofit that advocates for sensible regulation of vaping products, said in a statement last week.
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The results were a welcome surprise for the cannabis industryThe results caught analysts by surprise, especially considering the hefty costs that were expected to come with rolling out products like vapes and edibles, in Canada, some of which have been delayed in their release.
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Part of Murthy's efforts to keep kids safe from vapes includes a purpose-built informative website (which appears to be down at the time of this writing.)You could be forgiven for not knowing whether the Surgeon General is full of shit or not.
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So you can kind of think of regular vapes like cigars, and the Juul like a cigarette: many vape juices use freebase nicotine, but Juul, which was "created to be a satisfying alternative to cigarettes," has those JuulSalts that make the nicotine easier to inhale.
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Check your smartphone (The New York Times) Cannabis commission quarantines marijuana oil vapes, effectively extending ban (Boston Globe) More adolescents seek medical care for mental health issues (California Health Line) MD Anderson patient feds reported dead is still alive (Houston Chronicle) View the discussion thread.
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They were nine times as likely to buy THC from informal sources like dealers, friends or on the street, and eight times as likely to have used Dank Vapes, which the officials described as "a class of largely counterfeit THC-containing products," from unknown sources.
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Check out my top cannabis stories from this week below, including an exclusive report on dangerous chemicals in illicit vapes, Square jumping into the CBD industry, and a rundown of the key lessons startup CEOs learned while raising venture capital in the crazy cannabis industry.
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The Food and Drug Administration first said it was launching an investigation into e-cigarettes (which are synonymous with nicotine-containing vapes) in April, after the agency received 35 reports of people having seizures following their use between 2010 and early 2019, Insider previously reported.
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Vitamin E acetate could be an illness-causing culpritThe illicit and nature of Dank Vapes and other popular THC vape brands has made it far impossible for authorities to determine a common illness-causing ingredient, but some experts believe Vitamin E could be to blame.
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In study results likely to be closely scrutinised by health specialists worldwide, British scientists found that cigarette smokers who switched to nicotine-containing vapes saw a marked boost to their vascular function - a change that could lead to a significantly lower risk of cardiovascular disease.
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Despite early fanfare that e-cigarettes might offer a less harmful alternative to adult smokers, experts say youth are being hit hard by a combination of how vapes deliver nicotine, how kids' brains are wired and developing, and the gadgets' unique appeal to kids.
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I agree with you, but there's also something a tiny bit satisfying about this wonderfully complex, driven, generous, independent, joyous, bashful hockey captain of a woman ending up with a piece of man candy whose job appears to be posting Instagram photos sponsored by vapes.
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Out of that population: 22.5% developed lung cancer 57.5% developed pre-cancerous lesions in their bladders Meanwhile, 20 separate mice who were exposed to vapes without nicotine were cancer free What they're saying: Go deeper: GOP allies warn vaping ban will sink Trump in 2020
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Read more:Pregnant women who use marijuana daily may have delayed fetal growthMen who smoke marijuana daily may be more likely to get testicular cancerA number of vape-related lung illnesses are linked to &aposDank Vapes,&apos a mysterious black market brand selling THC products
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READ: The vaping crisis has a new villain: 'Dank Vapes' "No one compound or ingredient has emerged as the cause of these illnesses to date; and it may be that there is more than one cause of this outbreak," read the CDC's latest update.
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A number of patients in Illinois and Wisconsin who became sick after vaping reported using THC products sold under the brand name "Dank Vapes," according to a new report published by state health officials and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Friday.
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House leaders say they are likely to bring up the ban later this year as part of a push for further tobacco regulation after the president disappointed many Democrats and public health experts by rolling out a ban that was limited to certain flavored vapes.
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Most said they were using e-cigarettes to quit or cut down on cigarettes because they thought of vapes as a "better alternative," said Niki Hoang, a San Diego-based counselor and former smoker who has been with the help line for seven years.
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In the US, several states have announced bans on e-cigarette products, including Michigan, which announced a ban on flavored vapes and marketing restrictions for e-cigarette companies, and Massachusetts, which just announced that it was banning all e-cigarette products for four months.
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In January, the agency held a public hearing to consider the role of drug therapies to get kids to quit vapes and other nicotine products, with medical organizations and vaping groups weighing in on how to address rising levels of e-cigarette use among youth.
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"Dank Vapes appears to be the most prominent in a class of largely counterfeit brands, with common packaging that is easily available online and that is used by distributors to market THC-containing cartridges with no obvious centralized production or distribution," the report read.
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As I previously reported for The Goods, many oppose a federal flavor ban since it might drive people away from vapes — what they see as a safer alternative to smoking — while flavored traditional tobacco products and cigarettes are not affected by the proposed ban.
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While all cigarettes may as well have been in the same hot water in those years, former commissioner Gottlieb and other critics have argued that sleek, small, pod- and cartridge-based vapes made by Juul, blu and Vuse are central to the youth vaping problem.
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It took some states longer than others (Montana's law banning the sale of e-cigarettes to minors only came into effect this year), but every state had already made it illegal to sell vapes to kids, with some states even banning the sale to anyone under 21.
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More stoned than I've ever been in my entire life, I almost forgot that the main reason for the event was commerce; it was hard not to have a good time when everyone in attendance was liberally sharing joints, vapes, and anything else smokeable or edible.
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The company's owner defended the photos—reportedly taken by a former employee and leaked to Convicted Vapes, an e-liquid review YouTube channel—saying they were not only months old, but also taken out of context, and mostly depicted areas where production was not taking place.
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One prominent anti-tobacco advocate in the UK called the resistance to such research part of a "consistent effort to create moral panic around vaping," another UK advocate has pushed for vapes to be provided free to smokers as part of the country's socialized healthcare system.
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Anecdotal evidence suggests vapes aren't free of health risks, but the lack of FDA regulation leaves unanswered questions for the public and doctors alike about the exact ingredients causing these life-threatening reactions, according to pulmonologist Dr. Ravi Kalhan, a professor at Northwestern's Feinberg School of Medicine.
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A lack of regulation makes it difficult to pinpoint the cause of vaping-related illnesses, but researchers are hoping to find out According to Kalhan, the little research on and regulation of vapes makes it impossible to know which chemicals or substances are causing lung injuries.
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As e-cigarettes have taken off, a burgeoning black market has formedThough vapes sold at smoke shops are legal for the time being, they aren't regulated by the FDA, so they have the potential to contain substances not on the label, similar to the unregulated supplement market.
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Vapes can be tampered with, and substances addedLee Anne Dodge, a program director of SoPo Unite, which works in the community to prevent youth substance use, saw e-cigarette use take off in 2017 at the South Portland, Maine, high school where her office is based.
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Last week, the CDC landed upon its first clue that vitamin E oils, often used to cut THC in illicit vapes, may be playing a role in the outbreak, after vitamin E acetate was found in lung samples taken from 29 patients across 10 different US states.
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Flavors are at the center of the regulatory debate: Some say they're an imporant tool in getting adults to switch over from combustible cigarettes, while others want to ban them entirely because they appeal to kids and minimize how harmful and addictive vapes are perceived to be.
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The vaping industry argues that e-cigarettes help smokers stop using traditional cigarettes, but odorless vapes and their tantalizing flavors, like blue raspberry slushie and caramel candy, have created an influx of nicotine-addicted teenagers, and may come with other health hazards that are still poorly understood.
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The majority of these publicly known vaping-related hospitalizations and deaths involve middle-aged people, high-schoolers, and college-aged students, but younger adolescents, like those in their middle school years, are also using vapes and potentially causing irreparable harm to their developing brains and bodies.
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Health insurers, following the lead of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), do not qualify e-cigarettes or vapes as cessation or harm-reduction tools, even though many of them offer programs to help smokers ditch their habit or additional incentives to keep them healthy.
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Flavors are at the center of the regulatory debate: Some say they're an important tool in getting adults to switch from combustible cigarettes, while others want to ban them entirely because they appeal to kids and minimize how harmful and addictive vapes are perceived to be.
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Hoke thinks Gottlieb's legacy may be some incremental progress towards bringing together both extremes of the polarized conversation around vaping: "Folks who think you should be issued a vape pen on Earth, and folks who think you should burned at the stake if you sell vapes," she says.
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Meanwhile, Juul is facing two additional lawsuits from smokers who claim its products are more addictive than regular cigarettes, reeling from a study that shows teens might not even know all Juuls contain nicotine, and dealing with an FDA probe into why minors are so obsessed with its vapes.
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In the old days, stoners didn't exactly lack for options—they could roll joints, turn apples into pipes, invest in a bong, bake brownies if they knew how—but today you can ingest your cannabis via gourmet meals, increasingly high-tech vapes, and bongs that double as art pieces.
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Read more: The mysterious rash of vaping lung illnesses is hitting young marijuana users especially hard, and experts still don't know whyThe business is popular enough that others have started copying it with their own "Dank Vapes," making the name itself even more mysterious and difficult to track.
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Taking the bleak, hilarious, and failure-heavy world of their longstanding web series On Cinema at the Cinema, the film follows Tim Heidecker's On Cinema character Tim Heidecker, an egotistical, Trump-supporting, overbearing jerk who's reeling from a murder trial from the toxic vapes at his DIY EDM festival.
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Florida voters will consider a bundled amendment that seems to be confounding many: Tucked into an initiative that would ban offshore drilling for oil and natural gas in state waters is a proposal that would extend a longstanding smoking ban in indoor work places to e-cigarettes and vapes.
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With Canada's so-called "cannabis 2.0" products on the horizon — vapes, edibles, beverages, and other derivative THC and CBD-containing products — the hope was that these sales would provide a much-needed boost to the industry, but that hasn't yet materialized, in part because the rollout has been delayed.
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India Bans E-Cigs as Juul Sales Are Mysteriously Halted in ChinaIndia this week moved to ban e-cigarettes in a move that will see illegal use of the products…Read more ReadIn addition to health agencies, politicians have also been quick to jump on "ban vapes" train.
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The fact that vapes were especially popular among teens was alarming, but at least some of us were holding onto the belief that this was a less-harmful option to smoking cigarettes — not something to start up for the heck of it, but a safer alternative at least.
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But Democrats, who have long had their eyes trained on the booming e-cigarette industry, note that nicotine vapes appear to account for at least a small percentage of the lung disease cases, and that big brands like Juul are part of the uptick in teen nicotine use.
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READ: The vaping crisis has a new villain: 'Dank Vapes' As vaping surged in popularity ― and as vaping-related health problems like burned lungs and the accidental ingestion of toxic metals surfaced ― a central fear was how little we knew about the long-term health effects on users.
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Most notably, last Friday, Walmart revealed that it would take its e-cigarettes and vapes off the shelves—around the same time it was discovered that JUUL, the vape powerhouse that controls around two-thirds of the U.S. market, appeared to be under various forms of criminal investigation.
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Although no candidate has spent too much time talking about the issue, Democratic contender Elizabeth Warren has proposed stricter regulations (a tactic almost all of the industry supports), whereas Bernie Sanders hasn't said much about vapes other than using vape bans to point to the absurdity of not banning assault weapons.
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So when I learned that MightySkins—a company that makes decals for literally every gadget under the sun, from hoverboards to drones to seven-year-old iPhones to electric unicycles to a wide variety of vapes—I had to elevate my precious Echo from boring black tube to party monster.
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Slumping share prices and consistent headwinds in the cannabis industry — namely, fear over illnesses caused by THC vapes and the slowing progress of marijuana legalization in the US — have made for a challenging dealmaking environment, according to bankers, analysts, and lawyers working with cannabis companies that Business Insider spoke with.
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Read more: Black-market marijuana vapes containing substances like alcohol and caffeine may be to blame for a spate of mysterious lung illnessesBecause vaping is a relatively new practice, there's still a lot we don't know about its health effects, particularly over the long term, Business Insider's Erin Brodwin reported.
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Stories from around the webTests show bootleg marijuana vapes tainted with hydrogen cyanide (NBC News)Sales of illicit vaping products find home online (Wall Street Journal)Journey of a tainted vape cartridge: from China's labs to your lungs (Leafly)Early signs of vaping health risks were missed or ignored (Bloomberg)Dr.
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Trump wants to ban flavored vapes, but that might just worsen the vaping lung injury crisisAn 18-year-old had surgery to remove blisters on his lungs after vaping, and his doctor says this could be just the beginning Vaping is leading to a spate of lung injuries, comas, and death.
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Among all tobacco products, including cigarettes, chewing tobacco and hookah, e-cigarettes -- also known as vapes -- were the ones most commonly used by teens; 3.05 million or 20.8% of high school students and 570,000 or 4.9% of middle school students said they vaped at least once in the previous month.
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Research from the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering also found that, although e-cigarette companies market their products as quitting aids for current smokers, vapes' popularity among teens can act as a gateway to conventional cigarette use (meaning, younger folks are starting off smoking e-cigs and moving onto conventional ones).
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While teenage cigarette smoking rates have recently fallen below 5 percent, America is now contending with an epidemic of young people using e-cigs, vapes and other "nicotine delivery devices," as the tobacco industry christened them years ago in secret memos, searching for an official alternative to describing their products as cigarettes.
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"DIY is perfect for this because you can go from 3 to 2 to 1 to 0.5 to 0.1 and before you know it the addiction is gone … I have been nicotine-free for several months and I don't really miss it at all," wrote the user, who still vapes but without nicotine.
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The famed tattoo and visual artist is the co-founder of Los Angeles-based Beboe, an upscale line of pastilles, vapes, and gift sets ranging in price from $25 for 20 pastille candies to $120 for The Beboe Box, which includes two vaporizer pens—one sativa, one indica, and a tin of pastilles.
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" (Michigan has instituted a ban on flavored vape products, albeit one that has run into obstacles in court.) "If this federal flavor ban actually happens," Lucas continued, "everybody I know who vapes and voted for Trump told me they're either going to stay home on Election Day, or vote for a Democrat with normal regulations.
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He thought the Chinese companies that manufacture vapes would be back up and running, which would mean his own disposable vape company would be OK. But as he looked out at the empty streets of Shenzhen from his apartment on Wednesday morning, it was clear the effects of the deadly coronavirus were far from over.
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Image credit: Andrew Burton/GettyCool teens of America, hit your vapes now because I have some really, really bad news for you: Some narc who goes by the name of "Mitch Zeller" and works at the "FDA" just officially made it illegal for people under 18 to buy e-cigarettes, cigars, and hookah tobacco.
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Read more: No one knows why vapes are leading to lung injury and death, but a lung doctor says formaldehyde and a chemical used in weed killer may be partially to blameFor this reason, Shields said it's best for people to abstain from vaping, whether it's a nicotine or THC vape, if at all possible.
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Read more: A California company tested 20 popular CBD products and found 'insanely high levels' of dangerous chemicals and misleading labelsFor example, a Heavy Hitters cartridge, a popular brand of high-THC vapes sold in legal California dispensaries, contained no vitamin E or pesticides and contained exactly the amount of THC claimed on the label.
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Coffee vapes are now a thing, and experts worry they could get never-smokers hooked on e-cigs The 'weight loss' teas you've seen on Instagram are a scam, but there are teas with appetite-curbing benefitsCorrection: An earlier version of this story mentioned that Jillian Dempsey was at the event with her husband.
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Read: No one knows why vapes are leading to lung injury and death, but a lung doctor says formaldehyde and a chemical used in weed killer may be partially to blameAnother problem: People don't want to admit that they're vaping, health officials say, which makes their effects that much more difficult to effectively track.
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Many experts have considered vaping a much safer alternative to smoking, urging people—pregnant people included—to use e-cigarettes instead of real cigarettes; after 15 years on the market, millions of Americans are daily users of vapes or e-cigarettes, which have less toxins than cigarettes but other unstudied chemicals and heating elements.
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"Where we differ most strongly is that we have some excellent politicians and people at Public Health England, or PHE, who are all committed to evidence-based decision-making and legislation," said Dave Cross, a trustee of the New Nicotine Alliance, a writer for the blog Planet of the Vapes, and a vaper himself.
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All that information isn't guaranteed to make these vapes safe — the deadly lung injuries were caused by what was otherwise believed to be an innocuous chemical — but Pax's hope is that it can promote transparency around weed pods, increase trust, and set the brand apart as one of the reliable names in the space.
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In other words, why else but some kind of prejudice, latent or otherwise, would the government move to act so quickly on a novel health problem connected to menthol vapes when it's been (at least according to critics) dragging its feet on menthol cigarettes, a proven killer of a specific marginalized community, for many years?
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And just over two weeks ago, the agency gave an ultimatum to Juul and four other companies that manufacture the popular e-cig brands Vuse, MarkTen XL, blu, and Logic: the companies have until mid-November to prove that they can keep kids from using their vapes, or else face having their flavored products taken off the market.
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Smokers can take a look at the FDA's updated tool to see if they can report a problem with their tobacco product of choice, from hand-rolled cigarettes to the most advanced diesel vapes, but with millions of young people trying e-cigs for the first time, it may not be immediately obvious that their device is defective.
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New York's health department has also shared photos of a few of the vape products used by those who became sick; some cartridges were from Dank Vapes, a shadowy vaping package company — it's unclear who makes the cartridges or liquids that wind up in the branded packaging — while the other brand was candy-flavored Chronic Carts.
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But to experts like Ilona Jaspers, deputy director of the Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma, and Lung Biology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, they signal the urgent need for regulations on the industry (the FDA has said that major new rules will be implemented by 2021) and caution from anyone who vapes.
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To get the ultra-high emissions of nasty chemicals, you need to crank vapes up to a temperature so high, it cooks the e-liquid before it can vaporize, causing a nasty taste and sensation known as "dry puff" that stops users from continuing—so they may not be breathing in such high levels of toxins.
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Patients paid the price (Wall Street Journal) As FDA toils over how to regulate CBD, frustration builds on all sides (Stat News) Ex-FDA chief: White House got 'spooked by the politics and pushback' on banning flavored vapes (CNBC) State by state In Missouri, people who can't speak and see wait in line for help (St.
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" And British American Tobacco, the company behind the Vype brand of vapes that has also combined coffee and vape imagery on social media, says: "We know that there could be certain points in the day that some of our consumers will want to enjoy one of our products — and vaping whilst having a coffee is one such example of this.
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The most striking thing about this study is that kids think vaping looks awesome, whereas we all know, vapes are just a lame stopgap to giving up smoking, or a hobby for men who stand outside their office buildings staring out into the distance, tasting the flavor of their vanilla and coffee concoctions, wondering when they'll need to replace the atomizer.
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But as YouTube and streaming sites take the place of television in terms of reaching young people, it might be worth considering pushing for more clear definitions of what counts as native advertising on platforms like YouTube, as well as whether or not it's responsible for the site's stars to help promote products like vapes in videos aimed at kids.
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Taken together, these actions could push people toward vapes, which often contain nicotine and will remain largely unregulated in the near future, if they take the FDA announcement as meaning that e-cigs are the safer option, or if the agency requires a new max level of nicotine in combustible cigarettes before the e-cig rules kick in in 2022.
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Champagne Papi's dubbed his weed biz More Life Growth Company and according to legal docs obtained by TMZ ... Drake wants to lock up the rights to his company's name and then use it to sell vapes, pipes, rolling papers and hookahs, plus a ton of merch like shirts, boots, coats, dresses, gloves, hats, hoodies, jackets, jeans, sweats, shorts and sneakers.
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Read more: A California cannabis lab tested counterfeit vapes and found high levels of dangerous chemicals including vitamin E, pesticides, and hydrogen cyanideWhile the FDA has not yet identified the specific cause of the illnesses, some experts have pointed to chemicals like vitamin E acetate — which are used to thicken the oil in illicit vape cartridges — as a potential cause.
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After getting high off 92 cucumber vapes at Combsfest, I found myself in La Quinta for *take a deep breathe here* Poppy nightclub x Kylie Cosmetics x Kourt x Kylie x BMW i x Beats 1's party for the launch of "Pizza Boys Radio" with performances by Cactus Jack and Sheck Wes, and DJ sets by Diplo and Pedro Cavaliere.
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Read more:No one knows why vapes are leading to lung injury and death, but a lung doctor says formaldehyde and a chemical used in weed killer may be partially to blameDeadly vaping lung illnesses are cropping up across the US, and experts blame everything from vegetable oil to 'Dank Vapes'Mysterious vaping illnesses are causing life-threatening lung injuries and death.
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"The arrest has threatened my business, but as I pay all custom duties, taxes legitimately and have my certifications as the official reseller of premium e-juices and original equipment and sell only in states that have not banned it yet, I am not worried," said Angad Kandhari, the CEO of Dampf Company, an online vendor of vapes and other similar products.
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"Dank Vapes appears to be the most prominent in a class of largely counterfeit brands, with common packaging that is easily available online and that is used by distributors to market THC-containing cartridges with no obvious centralized production or distribution," state health officials from Illinois and Wisconsin wrote in a report the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released Friday.
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But experts say flavored vapes have also helped some adults wean themselves off of cigarettes, one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. While there are debates about whether vaping is an effective tool to help people quit cigarettes, experts argue it is almost certainly better than smoking, which kills 480,000 per year, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Jay InsleeJay Robert InsleeWarren environmental justice plan focuses third of climate investment on disadvantaged communities Poll: Warren closing in on Biden's lead with climate-focused voters Overnight Health Care — Presented by Better Medicare Alliance — Federal judge blocks Trump from detaining migrant children indefinitely | Health officials tie vaping-related illnesses to 'Dank Vapes' brand | Trump to deliver health care speech in Florida MORE's (D) multipronged climate action plan.
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"Dank Vapes appears to be the most prominent in a class of largely counterfeit brands, with common packaging that is easily available online and that is used by distributors to market THC-containing cartridges with no obvious centralized production or distribution," said a report published on Friday by state health officials from Illinois and Wisconsin, and from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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"Dank Vapes appears to be the most prominent in a class of largely counterfeit brands, with common packaging that is easily available online and that is used by distributors to market THC-containing cartridges with no obvious centralized production or distribution," said a report published on Friday by state health officials from Illinois and Wisconsin, and from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Jennifer Layden of the Illinois Department of Public Health told reporters that, in a related survey of 4,000 people who vape in her state, people with lung injuries were nine times more likely to have vaped illicit liquids bought from friends or on the street, and were eight times more likely to have used "Dank" vapes, a line of refillable vaping cartridges that are often counterfeited.
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Charlie DentCharles (Charlie) Wieder DentThe biggest political upsets of the decade Ex-GOP lawmaker: Former colleagues privately say they're 'disgusted and exhausted' by Trump Overnight Health Care — Presented by Better Medicare Alliance — Federal judge blocks Trump from detaining migrant children indefinitely | Health officials tie vaping-related illnesses to 'Dank Vapes' brand | Trump to deliver health care speech in Florida MORE (R) by just under three-tenths of a percentage point.
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Read more:PewDiePie&aposs wife said 90% of her valuables were stolen by thieves who broke into their houseA Dutch man who is accused of keeping his children captive in an isolated farmhouse for 9 years has been charged with sexual abuseUPS workers allegedly trafficked 1,000s of pounds of drugs, cash, and fake vapes across the countryAn 82-year-old female bodybuilder sent an unlucky home invader to the hospital
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Jay InsleeJay Robert InsleeWarren environmental justice plan focuses third of climate investment on disadvantaged communities Poll: Warren closing in on Biden's lead with climate-focused voters Overnight Health Care — Presented by Better Medicare Alliance — Federal judge blocks Trump from detaining migrant children indefinitely | Health officials tie vaping-related illnesses to 'Dank Vapes' brand | Trump to deliver health care speech in Florida MORE (D-Wash.) who had recently dropped out of the race.
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Most analysts, Azer included, point to the delayed rollout of retail stores and supply chain issues in Canada as the chief reason for a few quarters of less-than-stellar returns, as well as the hangover from a spate of illnesses linked to THC-containing vapes in the US.Azer revised her forecast for the Canadian cannabis market down by 32%, to $3.5 billion, given the slow rollout of cannabis stores and a lack of inventory.
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Read More: Deadly vaping lung illnesses are cropping up across the US, and experts blame everything from vegetable oil to 'Dank Vapes'"If you're thinking of purchasing one of these products off the street, out of the back of a car, out of a trunk, in an alley, or if you're going to go home and make modifications to the product yourself using something that you purchased from some third party or got from a friend, think twice," Mitch Zeller, the director of the FDA's Center for Tobacco Products, said on the call.
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Raja KrishnamoorthiSubramanian (Raja) Raja KrishnamoorthiTrump's cruelty toward immigrants weakens rather than strengthens America Overnight Health Care — Presented by Better Medicare Alliance — Federal judge blocks Trump from detaining migrant children indefinitely | Health officials tie vaping-related illnesses to 'Dank Vapes' brand | Trump to deliver health care speech in Florida Overnight Health Care — Presented by Better Medicare Alliance — More than 800 cases of vaping illnesses reported to CDC | House panel asks e-cigarette companies to stop advertising | Senate Dems to force vote on Trump health care rule MORE represents the 8th District of Illinois.
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Jay InsleeJay Robert InsleeOvernight Health Care — Presented by Better Medicare Alliance — Federal judge blocks Trump from detaining migrant children indefinitely | Health officials tie vaping-related illnesses to 'Dank Vapes' brand | Trump to deliver health care speech in Florida DNC raises qualifying thresholds for fifth presidential debate The Hill's 2628:28500 Report: Trump defends call as Ukraine controversy deepens MORE directs state health board to ban flavored vape products Inslee, a Democrat, issued an executive order Friday that would ban flavors and require the disclosure of ingredients in vaping products.
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Raja KrishnamoorthiSubramanian (Raja) Raja KrishnamoorthiOvernight Health Care — Presented by Better Medicare Alliance — Federal judge blocks Trump from detaining migrant children indefinitely | Health officials tie vaping-related illnesses to 'Dank Vapes' brand | Trump to deliver health care speech in Florida Overnight Health Care — Presented by Better Medicare Alliance — More than 2202 cases of vaping illnesses reported to CDC | House panel asks e-cigarette companies to stop advertising | Senate Dems to force vote on Trump health care rule House panel asks e-cigarette companies to cease all advertising MORE, chairman of Oversight's Economic and Consumer Policy subcommittee, said NJOY responded to his committee's request to stop advertising its e-cigarettes.
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Raja KrishnamoorthiSubramanian (Raja) Raja KrishnamoorthiOvernight Health Care — Presented by Better Medicare Alliance — Federal judge blocks Trump from detaining migrant children indefinitely | Health officials tie vaping-related illnesses to 'Dank Vapes' brand | Trump to deliver health care speech in Florida Overnight Health Care — Presented by Better Medicare Alliance — More than 800 cases of vaping illnesses reported to CDC | House panel asks e-cigarette companies to stop advertising | Senate Dems to force vote on Trump health care rule House panel asks e-cigarette companies to cease all advertising MORE (D-Ill.), chairman of the House Oversight and Reform economic and consumer policy subcommittee, comes after market-leader Juul announced it would cease all advertising, effective immediately.
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Raja KrishnamoorthiSubramanian (Raja) Raja KrishnamoorthiOvernight Health Care — Presented by Better Medicare Alliance — Federal judge blocks Trump from detaining migrant children indefinitely | Health officials tie vaping-related illnesses to 'Dank Vapes' brand | Trump to deliver health care speech in Florida Overnight Health Care — Presented by Better Medicare Alliance — More than 85033 cases of vaping illnesses reported to CDC | House panel asks e-cigarette companies to stop advertising | Senate Dems to force vote on Trump health care rule House panel asks e-cigarette companies to cease all advertising MORE (D-Ill.), chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, comes after market-leader Juul announced it would cease all advertising, effective immediately.
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