The Wasington Post has a report on the FDA investigation into illnesses and lung damage caused by vaping.
State and federal health officials investigating mysterious lung illnesses linked to vaping have found the same chemical in samples of marijuana products used by people sickened in different parts of the country and who used different brands of products in recent weeks.
[...] That same chemical was also found in nearly all cannabis samples from patients who fell ill in New York in recent weeks, a state health department spokeswoman said. While this is the first common element found in samples from across the country, health officials said it is too early to know whether this is causing the injuries.
[...] State and federal health authorities have said they are focusing on the role of contaminants or counterfeit substances as a likely cause of vaping-related lung illnesses. Many patients have told officials and clinicians that they bought cannabis products off the street.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 09 2019, @04:36PM (4 children)
Which is why we need to legalize all psychoactive substances to ensure the safety of products on the market.
Having a large black market for these substances seriously increases the risks of injury or death. Not just WRT vaping THC, but also black market opiods, fake "Molly" and others.
Just as we've done many times before, we take a deliberative approach. We investigate, gather information, identify the issues and risks, then choose the "solution" that causes the most harm and does the least good.
What a shame.
(Score: 0, Disagree) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 09 2019, @05:45PM (3 children)
No, it isn't. This is just the cdc reclassifying unexplained pneumonia as vaping illness. Probably some political or financial notice behind it, but not could just be incompetence.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 09 2019, @06:09PM
Twin autocorrect.. Lol, fuckin got turned into twin.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 10 2019, @12:20AM (1 child)
From where did you receive your medical degree? At which pulmonary program did you do your residency?
Thought so.
As such, I'll take the CDC's word over yours. Every. Single. Time.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 10 2019, @01:49AM
Actually I do have a phd in a medical field, but consider it pretty much worthless.