Vaping illness outbreak could lead to marijuana legalization, Tilray CEO says
"All the products that we produce in Canada and produce around the world are well tested by not only Health Canada, but regulators in other countries," Kennedy told "Health officials are calling the disease EVALI, short for e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury. Most patients have reported vaping THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
To date, the CDC has confirmed 2,051 probable vaping illness cases and 39 deaths. The CDC doesn't know exactly what's making people sick, buton vitamin E acetate, a compound found in some THC vaping products. Canada is the first G-7 country to legalize recreational marijuana. Only 11 states in the U.S. and the District of Columbia have legalized cannabis for recreational use.
Marijuana advocates, in recent months, have renewed calls for legal and regulated marijuana amid the vaping outbreak. They say regulation of the substance will make people safer.The Canadian pot producer reported a loss of 36 cents on revenue of $51.1 million. The stock was up about 0.60% in after-hours trading on Tuesday.
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