As Another Person Dies from Using Illicit THC Vape Carts, Health Authorities Still Insist that We Have No Idea What is Causing the Problem

Yesterday we learned thata seventh person has died from the growing epidemic of " vaping-associated respiratory illness " that is sweeping the country. In the six previous deaths, authorities released information about the products used in three of them, each of which involved vaping marijuana, not electronic cigarettes.Although authorities did not release information about what caused this seventh death, family members apparently attribute it to the use of anillicit THC vape cart. It ' s not clear, however, whether the brand used - a Lucky Charms CUREpen - was real or whether it was a counterfeit product that was packaged in the same packaging. Cannabis insiders have been warning us since last January about thedangers of counterfeit THC vape carts that started to go into wide distribution around that time. How prescient they were!All in all, marijuana vaping has been associated with approximately90% of the cases. Although about 10% of cases reported using only nicotine-based e-liquids, we know that there is significant under-reporting of THC use by youth. In addition, many youth may actually not know what is in their cartridges. Moreover, we know that there are many counterfeit cartridges on the market. Finally, the CDC has not recommended that case patients be tested for THC so its use cannot be ruled out. In fact, unless THC testing was conducted, the use of THC oils cannot be ruled out in any of the cases.Given these facts, you would think that health authorities would is...
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