How the Associated Press collected information on CBD vapes
5 years, 3 months ago

How the Associated Press collected information on CBD vapes

Associated Press  

The cannabis extract CBD is marketed as a healing remedy that, unlike its cousin marijuana, doesn’t get users high. AP sought information about testing of spiked CBD from federal law enforcement as well as crime labs or other law enforcement authorities in all 50 states. — LAW ENFORCEMENT TESTING: AP requested data about CBD testing that showed the presence of synthetic marijuana in products that authorities picked up during criminal investigations. Law enforcement and regulatory agencies in another 22 states that responded to AP’s requests said they had not found synthetic marijuana in CBD vapes or edibles, though some of those agencies said they had not tested CBD products or that they had analyzed only a few samples. — RESULTS: Neither AP’s testing nor law enforcement findings are representative of the entire CBD vape market and therefore cannot accurately predict how likely users are to encounter a spiked product.

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Search your stash: 538 cannabis pesticide tests show what’s in your weed
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Search your stash: 538 cannabis pesticide tests show what’s in your weed

LA Times  

California’s testing requirements for cannabis products contain major gaps. To understand what’s being missed and what consumers are exposed to, the Los Angeles Times bought more than 150 products from licensed stores, as well as from tobacco shops and illicit vendors, and had them tested at three state-licensed labs, Anresco Laboratories, SC Labs and Infinite Chemical Analysis Labs. The Times …

Editorial: California’s cannabis regulator is failing the legal marijuana market
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Editorial: California’s cannabis regulator is failing the legal marijuana market

LA Times  

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Knockoff pot vapes raise concerns for licensed companies
5 years, 3 months ago

Knockoff pot vapes raise concerns for licensed companies

Associated Press  

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Mysterious vaping illness is ‘becoming an epidemic’, doctor says
5 years, 3 months ago

Mysterious vaping illness is ‘becoming an epidemic’, doctor says

The Independent  

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Some CBD vapes contain street drug instead of the real thing
5 years, 3 months ago

Some CBD vapes contain street drug instead of the real thing

Associated Press  

Jay Jenkins says he hesitated when a buddy suggested they vape CBD. AP-commissioned testing of two CBD vape cartridges marketed under Maloney’s Hemp Hookahzz brand found no synthetic marijuana. As part of an employment complaint filed in court records, the former bookkeeper said Maloney’s former business partner, Janell Thompson, was the “exclusive salesperson” of Yolo. Singh, who is currently on …

Vapes spiked with illegal drugs show dark side of CBD craze
5 years, 3 months ago

Vapes spiked with illegal drugs show dark side of CBD craze

Associated Press  

Jay Jenkins says he hesitated when a buddy suggested they vape CBD. Some operators are cashing in on the CBD craze by substituting cheap and illegal synthetic marijuana for real CBD in vapes and edibles such as gummy bears, an Associated Press investigation has found. AP commissioned laboratory testing of the vape Jenkins used plus 29 other vape products sold …

Serious lung illnesses linked to vaping products, says CDC
5 years, 4 months ago

Serious lung illnesses linked to vaping products, says CDC

Al Jazeera  

Officials say people should avoid using e-cigarettes and THC products while they investigate the cause of lung problems. Sudden, serious lung illnesses that have struck people who used vaping devices have been tied in many cases to products that contain THC, the main active ingredient in marijuana, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Health authorities have identified …

Cases of lung disease possibly linked to vaping continue to rise. This teen was given a ‘second chance’
5 years, 4 months ago

Cases of lung disease possibly linked to vaping continue to rise. This teen was given a ‘second chance’

CNN  

CNN — US health officials announced Friday that as of August 27, there are at least 215 possible cases in 25 states of severe lung disease that could be caused by vaping. Courtesy Zohfeld Family “We do not often see perfectly healthy teenagers come in and become so ill so quickly,” said one of his physicians, Dr. Karen Schultz, medical …

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