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I am curious, how it wasn't already known to people working at these vape manufacturing companies?

Clubber 7y ago
These, I suspect were most likely made in some guy's kitchen.
sjnair96 7y ago
Vitamin E dilutions have only found in blackmarket THC vapes. There's simply no need for legitimate vendors to dilute product with vit E Acetate. THC Distillate which is the base for most THC cartridges is made from any and all cannabis biomass or 'leftovers' from other processes. Since it's a highly pure (~94%) extraction, in terms of cannabis extracts, there is no worry about the starting products' quality/looks/smell as is the case with most cannabis products. All this results in this high-purity substance being much cheaper, and very high value for the customer. The legitimate cannabis industry has dabbled with other diluents though (such as PG/PEG/VG and most commonly terpenes), mostly to help the very viscous THC distillate work with the cartridge hardware. However, nowadays, cartridge technology has improved so much that it is possible to use very viscous THC distillate in most cartridges. These legit vendors have known about various issues related to health concerns, due to health-savvy cannabis users. PG/PEG/VG are almost completely phased out for terpenes, which are currently seen as the better alternative (compared to PG/PEG/VG, not that it's safe). I've never come across legal cannabis vendors discussing Vitamin E as a dilutant in my research.
stjohnswarts 7y ago
Because this is blackmarket stuff, although I imagine contingent of otherwise legal home vape assembly people could in their ignorance get their hands on some off a friend and have the same issue. The big deal here is that some states are completely losing their mind and trying to completely stop or over regulate vaping, no doubt resulting in many more deaths as a result of former smokers going back to smoking and now they have blood on their hands because of it because it's obviously happening only in people who use vaping to get a THC high, which is already illegal and regulated and they really didn't care.

These, I suspect were most likely made in some guy's kitchen.

Vitamin E dilutions have only found in blackmarket THC vapes. There's simply no need for legitimate vendors to dilute product with vit E Acetate. THC Distillate which is the base for most THC cartridges is made from any and all cannabis biomass or 'leftovers' from other processes. Since it's a highly pure (~94%) extraction, in terms of cannabis extracts, there is no worry about the starting products' quality/looks/smell as is the case with most cannabis products. All this results in this high-purity substance being much cheaper, and very high value for the customer. The legitimate cannabis industry has dabbled with other diluents though (such as PG/PEG/VG and most commonly terpenes), mostly to help the very viscous THC distillate work with the cartridge hardware. However, nowadays, cartridge technology has improved so much that it is possible to use very viscous THC distillate in most cartridges. These legit vendors have known about various issues related to health concerns, due to health-savvy cannabis users. PG/PEG/VG are almost completely phased out for terpenes, which are currently seen as the better alternative (compared to PG/PEG/VG, not that it's safe). I've never come across legal cannabis vendors discussing Vitamin E as a dilutant in my research.

stjohnswarts 7y ago

Because this is blackmarket stuff, although I imagine contingent of otherwise legal home vape assembly people could in their ignorance get their hands on some off a friend and have the same issue. The big deal here is that some states are completely losing their mind and trying to completely stop or over regulate vaping, no doubt resulting in many more deaths as a result of former smokers going back to smoking and now they have blood on their hands because of it because it's obviously happening only in people who use vaping to get a THC high, which is already illegal and regulated and they really didn't care.