Lawmakers are seizing on the outbreak of a vaping-related illness to push for more aggressive regulation
to vaped forms of marijuana and its component CBD — both of which are in legal but in regulatory limbo. Counterfeit or black market nicotine vapes may also have a role — and legal vapes haven’t been totally ruled out, but they aren’t dominating the public health investigation into the illness.
By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time. But that was before the lung disease emerged, and Shalala now says, “We’ll get Republican votes on it.” An Energy and Commerce subcommittee will hold a hearing this Sept. 25 on the vaping-related illness and e-cigarette regulation. Pallone and Oversight and Investigations subcommittee chair Rep. Diana DeGette said in a statement that they “are greatly concerned that e-cigarette products continue to be disseminated and used while consumers lack information” on their health impact.
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