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Vape cartridges include a mouthpiece, chamber, and heating element known as an atomizer. The chamber is filled with concentrated amounts of cannabinoids, usually either THC- or CBD-dominant, and ...
Poison control center calls in the US related to e-cigarettes was one call per month in September 2010 to 215 calls per month in February 2014. [156] US poison control centers reported that 92.5% of children who came in contact with liquid nicotine swallowed it during the period from January 2012 to April 2017. [153]
Data from two states in the Pregnancy Risk Assessment System (PRAMS) show that in 2015—roughly the mid-point of the study period—10.8% of the sample used e-cigarettes in the three months prior to the pregnancy while 7.0%, 5.8%, and 1.4% used these products at the time of the pregnancy, in the first trimester, and at birth respectively. [109]
The vape cartridges purportedly contained as high as 1,000 milligrams of THC, [69] when the packaging stated it was just 5 milligrams. [70] Roughly $1.5 million worth of THC products were seized during the raid. [71] 57 mason jars containing THC oil were also seized during the raid. [72] Each jar was worth about $6,000. [72]
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In May 2016 the FDA used its authority under the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act to deem e-cigarette devices and e-liquids to be tobacco products, which meant it intended to regulate the marketing, labelling, and manufacture of devices and liquids; vape shops that mix e-liquids or make or modify devices were considered ...
In February, a Texas man identified as 24-year-old William Eric Brown died after a vaping device he was smoking exploded in the parking lot of a vape supply store, severing his carotid artery.
The scientific community in the United States and Europe are primarily concerned with the possible effect of electronic cigarette use on public health. [1] There is concern among public health experts that e-cigarettes could renormalize smoking, weaken measures to control tobacco, [2] and serve as a gateway for smoking among youth. [3]