CDC confirms: Cannabis vaping — not nicotine — is primary cause of lung illness
News going viral can be a good thing. When it concerns natural disasters or imminent attacks, early warnings on social media can be helpful in getting people to safety. On the other hand, when misinformation goes unchecked and runs wild, it can have terrible, unintended consequences. Following a reported spike in lung-related illnesses due to vapes exactly one month ago, news stations lumped all vapes together — including the most popular brand right now, Juul — into one category. In reality, even early reports specifically pointed toward illicit cannabis cartridges as the most likely culprit. Now, the CDC finally acknowledged Friday that a vast majority of the mysterious, vaping-related lung illnesses are in fact linked to black-market cannabis products — not nicotine. Of course, the damage has already been done. New York City has stopped selling all flavored nicotine products, with other cities likely to follow, following Michigan’s lead as the first to do so in the country. San ...