To be clear that was a black-market additive in unregulated cannabis vape cartridges, nothing to do with nicotine vapes and definitely not relevant to a company as regulated as Juul.
This would be like saying Coors Light is dangerous because your cousin's moonshine had methanol in it.
also, vitamin e acetate was used to cut black/grey market cannabis vape products, not nicotine. nic juice is so cheap to produce that there's no reason to cut, vitamin e acetate is probably more expensive.
i quit an 8 year smoking habit the first day i purchased a vape. it's depressing and frustrating to see this option removed for others.
> National and state data from patient reports and product sample testing show tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)-containing e-cigarette, or vaping, products, particularly from informal sources like friends, family, or in-person or online dealers, are linked to most EVALI cases and play a major role in the outbreak.
1000 deaths (which briefly googling suggests is less than the number that die from lighting strikes annually), is in no way comparable to the nearly half a million from cigarette related health issues[0].
I think it would be wise to retain the pretty significant distinction that those people (really sadly) died from vaping Vitamin A Acetate. But it's kind of like talking about moonshine deaths in a discussion about how non-alcoholic beers might still make your tummy hurt.
I think there is nobody in this comments section who would disagree with banning the use of Vitamin A Acetate as an additive to vape products, and also nobody who wouldn't want those responsible for the deaths to be held accountable.
What does people dying from poisonous additives have anything to do with making a distinction between two different things? People also die in car accidents, but we maintain a distinction between car accidents and smoking.
Incidentally, smoking has been a pretty significant cause of car accidents. People drop them while driving and panic.
Those were cannabis cartridges. This is the exact misinformation that gets vapes banned unfortunately.
Vitamin A is far too thick to vape in a Juul type pod system. The only use it has is as a thickener for concentrates which use a whole different type of wicking system.
maxbond|3 years ago
(I originally said 1k, which appears to have been misremembering.)
lfuller|3 years ago
This would be like saying Coors Light is dangerous because your cousin's moonshine had methanol in it.
nyolfen|3 years ago
https://www.google.com/search?q=how+many+people+died+from+va...
also, vitamin e acetate was used to cut black/grey market cannabis vape products, not nicotine. nic juice is so cheap to produce that there's no reason to cut, vitamin e acetate is probably more expensive.
i quit an 8 year smoking habit the first day i purchased a vape. it's depressing and frustrating to see this option removed for others.
johnmaguire|3 years ago
ghastmaster|3 years ago
https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/e-cigarettes/s...
> National and state data from patient reports and product sample testing show tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)-containing e-cigarette, or vaping, products, particularly from informal sources like friends, family, or in-person or online dealers, are linked to most EVALI cases and play a major role in the outbreak.
the_only_law|3 years ago
[0] https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/heal...)
pizza|3 years ago
I think there is nobody in this comments section who would disagree with banning the use of Vitamin A Acetate as an additive to vape products, and also nobody who wouldn't want those responsible for the deaths to be held accountable.
samatman|3 years ago
None of those are in a Juul cartridge. Vitamin A Acetate is also not in a Juul cartridge.
pessimizer|3 years ago
Incidentally, smoking has been a pretty significant cause of car accidents. People drop them while driving and panic.
sophacles|3 years ago
sjcoles|3 years ago
Vitamin A is far too thick to vape in a Juul type pod system. The only use it has is as a thickener for concentrates which use a whole different type of wicking system.