Vaping crisis forced the cannabis sector to update processes

(This is an abridged version of a story that appears in the February issue ofMarijuana Business Magazine.)

Though it happened in the second half of the year, the vaping crisis commanded the marijuana industry’s attention in 2019.

A health emergency in which dozens of people died and 2,600-plus were admitted to hospitals immediately took its toll on vape-related companies, and all signs pointed to anadditive, vitamin E acetate, which officials found in some of the implicated THC vaping products.

The marijuana industry has seemingly emerged from the situation relatively unscathed – in fact, vape sales are climbing again – but businesses could stand to learn from the experience.

The emergency seems to have increased the public standing of state-legal marijuana companies.But, perhaps more important, cannabis company executives have taken the cue to review their processes – especially as they relate to technology – and pay more attention to testing as well as their interactions with customers.

The staff of Marijuana Business Magazine took a deep dive into the cannabis industry’s takeaways from the vape crisis and how they can best operate moving forward, including:

• Determining what additives are safe for vape products.
• The importance of vetting hardware suppliers as well as testing vape components.
• Adopting technology that can make vape products more transparent and help combat fakes.
• Devising strategies for navigating the industry’s next critical situation.

Marijuana Business Magazine took a comprehensive look at state-by-state response to the vaping crisis. That information is available here.

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