Utah Department of Health Concludes that THC Vape Cartridges are Causing Respiratory Disease Outbreak; Issues Specific Warning against Use of THC Oils

Unlike most other state health departments, which are conflating the respiratory disease outbreak associated with black market (and a few legal dispensary-sold) THC vaping products and the general problem of youth e-cigarette use, the Utah Department of Health has issued areport which unequivocally concludes that vaping marijuana is causing severe respiratory illness, which has now affected 71 residents in the state.Unlike the CDC and many state health departments, which are doing everything they can to undermine the observed connection between outbreak cases and marijuana vaping, the Utah Department of Health concluded that:" Given the evidence outlined below, vaping THC cartridges or “carts” is likely the driver of this outbreak of severe lung injury. The UDOH recommends people do not vape THC cartridges until we learn more. "The evidence presented in the report is overwhelming:Of 36 cases who reported on product usage, 34 (94%) admitted to vaping THC cartridges.  Of 19 THC cartridges tested, 17 (89%) contained vitamin E acetate oil.No contaminants or abnormalities were detected in any of the 20 nicotine cartridges tested.Most of the THC cartridges were purchased illegally on the black market.At least one of four black market THC vape cart " brands " were mentioned by all 34 of the cases who reported using THC: Dank Vapes, Rove, Golden Gorilla, and Smart Cart.These brands are consistent with those reported by case patients in other states and with those confis...
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