Arizona Detectives Bust Illegal THC Vape Cart Operation and Butane Hash Oil Lab; CDC Continues to Go After Legal Manufacturers and Downplay the Role of these Black Market Marijuana Products

Two weeks ago, detectives with the Maricopa County Drug Suppression Task Force busted anillegal THC vape cart operation in Phoenix. They found more than 1,000 THC vape carts worth an estimated $55,000 along with a butane hash oil manufacturing lab and 300 pounds of mid-grade marijuana used to manufacture butane hash oil. The vape carts they found were packaged as the " Dank " brand, which has been associated with some of the recent vaping illnesses and deaths.This is at least the second bust of an illegal THC vape cart manufacturing facility in as many weeks, as Wisconsin drug enforcement officials raided asimilar operation in Kenosha County and found more than $1.5 million worth of illegal THC vape cartridges.The CDC continues to claim they we don ' t yet know whether black market THC vape cartridges are involved in the outbreak at all, insisting that " We do not yet know the specific cause of these lung injuries. " Instead of explicitly warning youth in no uncertain terms that THC oils are causing deaths, the CDC continues to invoke legally sold electronic cigarettes and to warn against any use of electronic cigarettes at all.The CDC ' s official recommendation remains: " If you are concerned about these specific health risks, CDC recommends that you consider refraining from using e-cigarette or vaping products. "The Rest of the StoryGiven the fact that close to 90% of cases and 100% of the deaths for which products have been reported are associated with marijuana vaping, i...
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