Minnesota is trying to rule out medical pot in vaping lung-injury outbreak

Oct 15, 20190

Emily Hamer – Associated Press count

In this April 18, 2019, photo, cannabis is seen growing in Leafline Labs headquarters, in Cottage Grove. The company announced this month that it was conducting additional safety testing of its vaping products.

At least two Minnesotans using legal medical cannabis have suffered vaping-related lung injuries, but health officials aren't blaming legal pot or limiting access to state-sanctioned products because those users also vaped illicit products containing THC.

While all vaping-related lung injuries are checked to see if the patients are on the state's medical cannabis registry, most cases involved patients who used illicit forms of THC, the psychoactive component in marijuana, said Dr. Ruth Lynfield, epidemiologist for the Minnesota Department of Health.

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