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Though toxicology reports can show THC in a driver's system, no test exists to check if its levels are affecting their ability to drive.

There is little agreement or clarity on what the level of driving impairment is for marijuana, though the idea is mentioned by lawmakers.

As Jose C. Coronado stated in his letter to the editor (“Fight for class prayer”) on April 3, why isn’t there any momentum for us, the general public, to fight and defeat the federal government’s mandate that prohibitsunforced in-class prayer in our public school system? In a twist of irony, a school club known as the Fellowship of Christian Athletes is allowed to hold its after-school meetings in a public school facility without anyone’s objections and I have no problem with it at all. As for the idea of an elective Bible study course that many students out there want to bring into their classrooms, why won’t that same idea be brought to consideration at a public school board meeting? Roberto LopezMcAllenUnregulatedTHC is riskyUnder current laws, products that contain Delta 9/THC (at least over .03% concentration) are federally illegal across the nation. As legal marijuana is very new to the country, laws are currently very loose or nonexistent, which potentially could allow unsafe methods of extraction to be used.

As Jose C. Coronado stated in his letter to the editor (“Fight for class prayer”) on April 3, why isn’t there any momentum for us, the general public, to fight and defeat the federal government’s mandate that prohibitsunforced in-class prayer in our public school system? In a twist of irony, a school club known as the Fellowship of Christian Athletes is allowed to hold its after-school meetings in a public school facility without anyone’s objections and I have no problem with it at all. As for the idea of an elective Bible study course that many students out there want to bring into their classrooms, why won’t that same idea be brought to consideration at a public school board meeting? Roberto LopezMcAllenUnregulatedTHC is riskyUnder current laws, products that contain Delta 9/THC (at least over .03% concentration) are federally illegal across the nation. As legal marijuana is very new to the country, laws are currently very loose or nonexistent, which potentially could allow unsafe methods of extraction to be used.

Colorado officials are sounding the alarm on the rise of poly-impaired driving, which is leading to more wrecks and DUI arrests throughout the state.

From lip gloss to foundation, many people are switching from traditional products for those with CBD. But how do you know what is in it? What should you look for? We’ve got everything you need to know about CBD cosmetic products.

Two men were arrested in relation to the recent raid reported at a north Laredo hookah...

Elias Theodorou is the first professional athlete in North America publicly known to receive a therapeutic use exemption for cannabis, but he is far from the only one calling for the rules to change.

One Cypress-Fairbanks ISD father and his family are outraged after he had to rush to school to pick up his 7th grader when she reported to the school nurse that she felt very sick after eating a cupcake that was shared with her in class.

Alief ISD Police are investigating allegations a student distributed cookies, believed to be laced with THC, to other students during a lunch break, district officials confirmed Thursday.

Multiple state attorneys general cited a national trend of children accidentally consuming cannabis edibles.

“The philosophy behind the current restoration is that we want it to be an active and alive building,” Clara Bensen, the organization’s fundraising strategist, says.

Even though it’s a sacred site to the tribe, the cemetery has largely been left to wither over the years. Starting in February, the Big Bend Conservation Alliance, working alongside tribal members and descendants of those interred at the cemetery, sought to get a historical marker placed on the property. Months later, THC returned the marker inscription draft with significant edits — sparking outrage among those pushing to see a marker at the cemetery. Hernandez also expressed frustration with the way THC erased the historical significance of the cemetery to the tribe. “The final wording, phrasing and punctuation of Official Texas Historical Marker texts are the sole responsibility of the Texas Historical Commission,” the agency writes in application documents.

Lawmakers also increased the allowable level of THC, the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis. But not by much.

Marijuana remains outlawed in Mexico. The best stuff now comes from north of the border.

The debate focuses on the legality of a substance known as Delta-8 THC, or “marijuana lite.”

NC senators approved a bill that would legalize medical marijuana in a committee vote. Here’s what the marijuana laws look like in the surrounding states.

Red White and Bloom has been growing relatively nonpsychoactive CBD and hemp flower at its Granville greenhouse for more than a year. It said it would need minimal changes to convert to producing cannabis, extracts and infused products with THC, the primary component of marijuana that gets users high.

Health officials now blame vitamin E acetate for the vast majority of cases in the U.S. outbreak of vaping illnesses and have changed their advice to doctors about monitoring patients more closely after they go home from the hospital. The two-day follow-up after hospital discharge is shorter than the previous recommendation of one to two weeks. Those who died after hospital discharge were more likely to be 50 or older. Vitamin E acetate also has been found in vaping product samples. More than 2,500 cases of vaping illness have been reported by all 50 states.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - More than 20% of U.S. high school seniors reported vaping marijuana in 2019, the second largest single-year increase in any substance of abuse ever recorded in the annual study of national drug use trends, researchers reported on Wednesday. Among 12th graders, that amounted to a 7.7 percentage-point increase, the second-largest for any substance in the studys 45-year history. The number of 12th graders who said they had vaped marijuana in the past month doubled from the 2018 survey to 14%. The survey found 12.6% of 10th graders reported vaping THC in the past month, up 5.6%, while 3.9% of 8th graders, who are typically about 13-years-old, reported vaping THC in the past month, a 1.3% increase. The daily THC vaping question was added before the practice was tied to the nationwide lung injury outbreak.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - More than 20% of U.S. high school seniors reported vaping marijuana in 2019, the second largest single-year increase in any substance of abuse ever recorded in the annual study of national drug use trends, researchers reported on Wednesday. Among 12th graders, that amounted to a 7.7 percentage-point increase, the second-largest for any substance in the studys 45-year history. The number of 12th graders who said they had vaped marijuana in the past month doubled from the 2018 survey to 14%. The survey found 12.6% of 10th graders reported vaping THC in the past month, up 5.6%, while 3.9% of 8th graders, who are typically about 13-years-old, reported vaping THC in the past month, a 1.3% increase. The daily THC vaping question was added before the practice was tied to the nationwide lung injury outbreak.

Preliminary data indicates hospitalizations peaked in mid-September and have been declining since, officials said.Investigators want more data until they feel certain the outbreak is waning. Every state has reported cases, and 25 states and the District of Columbia have reported a total of 48 deaths.Symptoms include trouble breathing, chest pain, fatigue and vomiting. About half the patients are people in their teens or early 20s.The outbreak appears to have started in March. CDC officials have gradually come to focus their investigation on black-market THC cartridges.An analysis of about 1,800 of the hospitalized patients found about 80% said they used at least one THC product. CDC officials are continuing to look at nicotine-containing vapes, and to advise caution about all types of vaping products until the investigation is concluded, King said.

Health officials investigating a nationwide outbreak of vaping illnesses have listed, for the first time, the vape brands most commonly linked to hospitalizations. Every state has reported cases, and 25 states and the District of Columbia have reported a total of 48 deaths. CDC officials have gradually come to focus their investigation on black-market THC cartridges. Vitamin E acetate is a thickening agent that's been added to illicit THC vaping liquids. CDC officials are continuing to look at nicotine-containing vapes, and to advise caution about all types of vaping products until the investigation is concluded, King said.

Another 118 people have fallen ill and five more have died from a lethal vaping lung disease, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. Known as EVALI short for e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury the deadly disease hospitalizes nearly all patients. Most patients report vaping THC, according to the CDC. A minority of patients say they used just nicotine, though some doctors say people can be reluctant to admit what exactly they are actually using. The median patient age is 24, though patients' ages have ranged from 13 to 78 years old, the CDC said.

DETROIT, Mich. -- Doctors at a Detroit hospital have performed a double lung transplant on a man whose lungs were damaged from vaping.No other details of the transplant were released Monday by Henry Ford Health System, which has scheduled a news conference Tuesday. The patient has asked his medical team to share photographs and an update to warn others about vaping.More than 2,000 Americans who vape have gotten sick since March , many of them teenagers and young adults, and at least 40 people have died.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week announced a breakthrough into the cause of a vaping illness outbreak, identifying a chemical compound as a "very strong culprit." Vitamin E acetate previously was found in liquid from electronic cigarettes and other vaping devices used by many who got sick and only recently has been used as a vaping fluid thickener.Many who got sick said they had vaped liquids that contain THC, the high-inducing part of marijuana.

The deadly lung illness linked to vaping could prompt the United States and others to legalize marijuana, Tilray CEO Brendan Kennedy told CNBC on Tuesday. Most patients have reported vaping THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Canada is the first G-7 country to legalize recreational marijuana. Marijuana advocates, in recent months, have renewed calls for legal and regulated marijuana amid the vaping outbreak. Kennedy appeared on CNBC shortly after Tilray reported third-quarter financial results.

Copyright 2019 CNNDETROIT (CNN) - Doctors at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit performed what they believe is the first double lung transplant in the US for a male patient whose lungs were irreparably damaged after vaping, according to the hospital. There's a press conference Tuesday to discuss what happened and doctors will offer an update on the patient's condition. In the wake of these injuries, some states and cities have placed limits on sales of vaping products. Some stores, including Walgreens and Walmart, have also stopped selling vaping products. Until the public health investigation is complete, the CDC suggests people refrain from using all vaping products with THC, no matter where people buy them.

A vaping-related lung disease has sickened at least 2,051 people and killed 39, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. Health officials are calling the disease EVALI, short for e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury. The CDC and Food and Drug Administration are still hunting for a cause or causes of the deadly illness. The agencies are focusing their investigations on vaping products that contain THC, the compound that produces a high in marijuana. Two top health officials will testify before Congress on the response to the outbreak next week.

CNNARVIN, Calif. - A tip about supposedly legal hemp production led California investigators to fields of marijuana plants. The Kern County Sheriff's Office -- with the help of the FBI and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife -- executed search warrants on 11 fields in the Arvin area, about 100 miles north of Los Angeles. From the 459 acres of land, authorities destroyed about 10 million marijuana plants --- a value of approximately $1 billion on the black market, the sheriff's office said. "These illicit marijuana gardens were grown under the guise of legitimate hemp production," the sheriff's office said. Tests showed THC levels in those fields were much higher than the legal limit, the sheriff's office said.

Mary Kerrie's death hasn't yet been counted in the CDC's total. Only after her death did the Davis family learn that Mary Kerrie had continued buying and using THC cartridges in Georgia. If and when it is announced, Mary Kerrie's death could be the fourth, potentially making Georgia's death count the highest in the United States. Mary Kerrie's legacyThe Davis family and Mary Kerrie's friends want her to be remembered for the good she brought into their lives. The Davis family attributes part of the blame for Mary Kerrie's death to a lack of regulation by the US Food and Drug Administration.

The number of cases of a deadly vaping illness continues to rise with 37 confirmed deaths and more than 1,800 sickened throughout the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. The total number of probable cases is now at 1,888, with 284 new cases diagnosed and three new fatalities over the last week, according to CDC data compiled through Tuesday. The CDC is tentatively calling the illness 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 CDC. However, public health officials say the long-term health risks are unknown.

Among 19 such deaths with data available on what substances had been vaped, 63% reported exclusive use of products containing THC, 84% reported any use of these products, 37% reported vaping products containing nicotine, and 16% said they'd only vaped nicotine-containing products. Of 29 deaths analyzed in the new report, the median age was 45, and 59% were male. According to the latest numbers, based on 867 patients with available data on what they had vaped, 86% reported using products containing THC, 64% reported using products containing nicotine, 52% said they had used both kinds of products, 34% said they used only THC-containing products, and 11% said they used only nicotine-containing products. The CDC is recommending "that you do not use e-cigarette or vaping products that contain THC," as the specific cause or substance implicated in the outbreak is still unknown. Adults addicted to nicotine using e-cigarettes should weigh all risks and benefits, and consider utilizing FDA approved nicotine replacement therapies.

The number of cases of a deadly lung illness linked to vaping appears to be "leveling off or even declining," a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official said Friday. Warnings from health officials about the dangers of vaping and actions by authorities on the product supply chain may be partly responsible for the ease in vaping lung cases, Schuchat said. Public health officials still don't know what's making people sick. Most patients have reported vaping THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, according to the CDC. The CDC is tentatively calling the illness EVALI, short for e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury.

A deadly lung illness linked to vaping has taken the lives of 34 people across 24 states as public health officials and regulators struggle to identify a precise cause of the outbreak, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. The CDC says data on age, sex, and substances used in vaping products will be released on Friday. Most patients have reported vaping THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, though health officials still have not identified what exactly in the vaping products is making people sick. Researchers at the Mayo Clinic published a study Oct. 2 that said a mix of "toxic chemical fumes," not oils, may be what's making patients sick. State and federal health officials are interviewing patients about what they're vaping.

A man uses a vape as he walks on Broadway in New York City, U.S., September 9, 2019. It's fatal or potentially fatal with half of the cases requiring intensive care," CDC Principal Deputy Director Anne Schuchat told House lawmakers at a hearing Wednesday. Almost all of the patients who get sick end up hospitalized, the CDC has previously said. Among the 1,358 patients where the CDC has age and gender data, 79% are under 35 years old with the median age of 23. Some 70% of the victims are men and the youngest one is 13 years old.

(CNN) - The federal investigation into what exactly is causing a peculiar outbreak of vaping-related lung injuries nationwide could continue for months. Last week, the FDA warned consumers to stop using THC vaping products as investigations into vaping-related lung injuries and deaths continue. The CDC on Friday released updated guidance for health workers caring for people with vaping-related lung injuries. In the guidance, the CDC refers to the e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury by a new acronym, EVALI. Schuchat said on Friday that a "handful" of lung injury patients have been readmitted to hospitals from five to 55 days after they were discharged.

The number of cases of a deadly vaping illness continues to rise "at a brisk pace" with 18 confirmed deaths and more than 1,000 cases throughout the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC has identified 275 new cases over the last week and is investigating several other deaths that are suspected of being caused by vaping, Dr. Anne Schuchat, the CDC's principle deputy director, told reporters on a conference call Thursday. Schuchat called it a "very concerning outbreak" with no signs of abating. "We haven't seen a measurable drop in the occurrences of new cases," she said. "The data that we've seen doesn't suggest it has peaked, it doesn't suggest this is declining."

While the U.S. scrambles to crack down on vaping, Britain has embraced electronic cigarettes as a powerful tool to help smokers kick the habit. Public Health England's advice is that vaping carries a small fraction of the risk of smoking. "The reality with smoking is, if you tell people to stop vaping, they will go back to tobacco and tobacco kills." Many European countries including Austria, Belgium, Germany and Italy classify e-cigarettes as tobacco products, subjecting them to strict controls. In Britain, a review by Public Health England, an agency similar to the CDC, concluded that vaping is about 95% less dangerous than smoking.

Most vaping-related lung injuries linked to marijuana products, CDC saysFILE - In this Saturday, June 8, 2019 file photo, two women smoke cannabis vape pens at a party in Los Angeles. Amid growing alarm about the lung illnesses and increases in youth-vaping rates, states are rushing to enact bans and restrictions on vaping products. Gina Raimondo, a Democrat, signed an executive order barring the sale of flavored vaping products throughout the state. State officials said the regulations would be effective for four months, and could be extended for another two months. Charlie Baker, a Republican, announced a four-month ban on all vaping products.

U.S. health officials said Friday that their investigation into an outbreak of severe vaping-related illnesses is increasingly focused on products that contain the marijuana compound THC. Most of the 800 people who got sick vaped THC, the ingredient in marijuana that causes a high, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . Many of the people who got sick in Illinois and Wisconsin said they used prefilled THC cartridges sold in Dank Vapes packaging. Until a cause is pinned down, the CDC continues to advise Americans to consider avoiding all vaping products, though the agency on Friday added the phrase "particularly those containing THC." But there is no FDA review of THC products, which are illegal under federal law.

A specific cause of the outbreak remains unknown, but all reported cases of lung injury have a history of e-cigarette use or vaping. Gina Raimondo signed an executive order directing the state's health department to establish "emergency regulations" forbidding the sale of flavored vaping products in the state. Charlie Baker on Tuesday called for a temporary four-month ban on the sale of all e-cigarettes and vaping products in his state in response to the outbreak. Earlier this month, Michigan banned the sale of flavored e-cigarettes and New York banned most flavored e-cigarettes. On the national front, the FDA has been working on a compliance policy related to enforcing premarket authorization requirements for flavored e-cigarettes, excluding tobacco flavored.

The Food and Drug Administration has asked the Drug Enforcement Administration to assist in its investigation of a vaping illness that's caused hundreds of people to fall ill in recent weeks, killing at least nine patients. The health regulator also said it will pursue criminal charges against anyone who makes or sells e-cigarettes that have been tampered with and cause anyone to get sick. He said the FDA's probe is focused on vaping manufacturers, "following the supply chain to its source," not on individuals who've used the products. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told consumers to avoid all vaping products as health officials work to figure out what's making people sick. Correction: This article was updated to reflect the correct name of the Drug Enforcement Administration.

As more parents consume edibles, emergency rooms see more children exposed to marijuana. - When Massachusetts legalized marijuana, edibles immediately became a fan favorite. Doctors say calls to the state's poison control centers have doubled since marijuana was legalized. The emergency room at South Shore Hospital has seen a dramatic increase in pediatric cases, often because parents did not secure their edibles and kids ingested them. The Commission recently proposed draft regulations that marijuana products that appeal to children shall not be placed in a package easily opened with scissors.

We ask because these days, it seems to be everywhere: major companies are making and carrying CBD products, and its even showing up in beauty products, muscle rubs, supplements and food. Analysts project the CBD industry will be worth more than $20 billion by 2022, according to Time magazine. CBD and THC are both extracted from cannabis sativa, but they have different effects, McGeorge pointed out in a recent report. Experience and research with CBD is many decades behind compounds that were identified at a similar time. A 2017 study found that 26% and 43% of CBD products that were tested had lower and higher amounts of the compound, respectively, than were listed on their labels, the article said.