'It is unlikely this pending FDA action will have a significant impact on the cannabis vapor market,' Paul Armentano, the deputy director at NORML, told Newsweek.
The Trump administration is preparing a complete ban on flavored e-cigarettes amid a rising number of vaping-related illnesses and deaths, but officials are leaving out a key part of the problem: marijuana products.
But the White House made no mention of marijuana Wednesday, despite the fact that cannabis products have been linked to the recent surge of vaping-related illnesses. One person who died recently of a severe respiratory illness had used a device containing marijuana oil purchased at a legal dispensary.
"It is unlikely this pending FDA action will have a significant impact on the cannabis vapor market," Paul Armentano, the deputy director at the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, told"The administration cannot make them any 'more illegal,' though theoretically the Justice Department or DEA could prioritize efforts to crack down on the manufacturing and sale of said products, particularly those produced by manufacturers that are out of compliance with...
An illustration shows a man exhaling smoke from an electronic cigarette in Washington, D.C. on October 2, 2018. Amid a rising number of vaping-related illnesses and deaths, the Trump administration announced a ban on flavored e-cigarettes.Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb has also called on the government to regulate cannabis products. In an"People who are vaping nicotine and having these reactions probably are vaping illegal products that are counterfeit," Gottlieb said.
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