Oregon Considers Ban On Additives In Cannabis Vaping Products

 Oregon Considers Ban On Additives In Cannabis Vaping Products

JT Thompson runs Sublime Solutions in Eugene, which distills the psychoactive ingredient of cannabis, THC. The resulting oil is used in everything from vape pens to chocolates.To get more news about Best Smoking Alternative, you can visit univapo official website.

Thompson said it was devastating to his business last year when Oregon Gov. Kate Brown banned flavored vape products.“I lost 70% of my revenue overnight,” he said.

The ban was quickly overturned by the courts. But now, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission is proposing a more limited ban on flavors and thinning agents, focused just on THC vaping products.

The OLCC wants to stop manufacturers from mixing THC oil with any additive that has not been shown to be safe to inhale. It will allow ingredients derived from cannabis, like flavor terpenes and cannabinoids, to be added for natural flavoring.

So essentially, THC vapor can taste like cannabis, but nothing else.“None of us expected that this was going to be part of what was going on this year,” said Thompson.

TJ Sheehy, who directs research at the OLCC, said the agency is targeting additives from third-party companies that aren’t properly regulated.Thousands of Americans ended up in the hospital last year, straining to breathe with damaged lungs. Almost 70 people died. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention linked the illness to vaping and particularly the additive vitamin E acetate.

Manufacturers used the vitamin to dilute THC oil and make it taste better. But now it’s been banned and they need a replacement.

Sheehy said they've turned to a list of hundreds of ingredients the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regards as generally safe to eat — the so-called GRAS list. But he said, that doesn't mean they're safe to inhale.

“They use things like essential oils that are for perfume. Or products for ingestion. There’s no research whatsoever about what happens when you ignite or vaporize these fatty oils and you put them into your lungs,” said Sheehy.