State regulators overseeing the legal marijuana industry are adopting a wait-and-see stance as the industry determines what exactly is causing the health problems related to vaping, although California has come down more decisively against vaping of all forms.
For the most part, regulators in more than a half dozen states are reacting cautiously while public health officials work to identify the cause triggering hundreds of illnesses and seven deaths connected to e-cigarettes and marijuana vaping devices, in both the legal and illegal markets.
Max Simon, CEO of Ventura, California-based cannabis educational platform Green Flower Media, said the cannabis industry and state marijuana regulators need to unify behind a public education campaign to help consumers differentiate between illegal and legal marijuana vape products.
“There are all these different issues that are taking place that are being merged into one issue,” Simon said.
“People now think all vapes are unsafe, basically.”
Regulators should emphasize the amount of regulatory compliance and strict testing standards legal cannabis products are under, Simon added.