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by dwrodri 2376 days ago
The deaths caused by the THC oil are definitely nothing to scoff at, but they are more reflective of cannabis' 70+ years as a black market product than they are of the effects cannabis has on the human body. The CDC has determined that a high concentration of Vitamin E was the likely cause of lung failure for the afflicted [1].

In my opinion, this reinforces how important regulatory bodies are when it comes to things that we put into our bodies. If we choose to continuously gravitate towards giving citizens greater bodily autonomy, it is extremely important that we ensure people know what's going into their body and the risks associated with it.
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thatcat 2376 days ago
The deaths were caused because vitamin E acetate requires bile salts to be absorbed, which are not present in the lungs. It had nothing to do with THC.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780124166875/essentials-...

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dwrodri 2374 days ago
Looking back at my comment I see how my language wasn’t as clear as I thought. Thank you for clarifying, this is what I was trying to say.

THC/Cannabinoids weren’t the issue, contaminants in the oil were.

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Noos 2376 days ago
these are teens, it will always be a black market product for them, though. Even if you regulate it, no one should be selling it to teens period. There is no solution to this.
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gizmo686 2376 days ago
If there is a regulated market for adults, then the black market for teens will source from that, and thereby benifit from the regulations.

Take alchohol for example. Teen drinking is a problem, but teen methonol poisoning isn't.

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Ericson2314 2376 days ago
Give it to teens for free, sell it to adults?
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