Jessica Wynn

Thousands were hospitalized.

It was a chemistry experiment and they mixed the wrong things together.

It seems to be, yeah.

But it revealed how dangerous this unregulated market is.

So some of those cartridges also had heavy metals, even synthetic cannabinoids, which we've discussed how problematic they can be when we did the CBD episode, and pesticides.

Yeah.

Some manufacturing processes introduce harmful pesticides into the vape liquid.

No, it does.

These toxins are in both weed and nicotine vapes, yes.

Oh, yeah, they definitely can.

Most commonly from faulty batteries or overcharging, though.

It wasn't because of the chemical mixture.

So typically not when using them, usually when they're plugged in and charging.

Yeah.

The difference between nicotine and weed vapes isn't the technology, but cannabis vapes come with their own additional risks.

They're mistaken.

It's not their fault, but they're wrong.

So first, the THC concentrations are much higher than traditional pot smoking, and that increases the risk of anxiety, paranoia, even psychosis, especially in young people who's

Brains are still developing.

That's probably a vape flavor, yeah.