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Something is leading otherwise healthy young people to be hospitalized, in intensive care on mechanical ventilators. >> reporter: we just dont know what it is. a possible hint, according to the cdc, nearly 80% of people reported using vape 3r0ds saning thc, whereas just 16% reported using nicotine-only vam products. and keep in mind, because thc is illegal in many states there might be many more people who used it, but wont admit it. >> science says whats in that liquid isnt necessarily the same...

Identifying those lanes, good luck. >> i think that for the consumer, you really need to beware right now. something is leading to death in a number of people and leading otherwise healthy young people to be hospitalized, in intensive care, on mechanical ventilators. >> we just dont know what it is. but a possible hint. according to the cdc, nearly 80% of people reported using vape products containing thc, where just 60% reported using nicotine only vape products. and keep in mind, since thc is ...

>> i thought i was in hell. that i was already dead. >> reporter: what caused jay to react so violently. its what the professor michelle paes is trying to answer. is it the vape lab? >> originally, we called the vape lab. >> reporter: what her lab and others have shown, its not what they seem. some have thc, some have other things. jay jenkins, he had vaped a totally synthetic substance. it had no cbd whatsoever and no way to know who manufactured it. is the cbd supply chain safe? >> there are p...

Recommend people just not do it? >> what we would recommend is if youre concerned about your health risks in light of this investigation that you consider not using cigarettes or vaping products until we know more. >> its a warning jay jenkins has heard. >> i certainly wont do it again. >> you wont? >> i will not. i took a chance and lost once, but luckily, they were able to save my life. >> i got to tell you, this is a really unique story. it hits on individual liberty, it hits on public health...

Have frightening ha louuouis nations. his friend drove him to lexington medical center where he started having convulsions. >> i thought i was dead. >> so what made jay react so violently? thats what theyre trying to figure out. what her lab and others have shown is that two-thirds of these products are not what they seem. some have thc. some have other things. jay jenkins, he had vaped a totally synthetic substance. it had no cbd whatsoever and no way to know who manufactured it. >> is the cbd ...

The obama administration, under pressure from the e-cigarette lobby, language that would have banned flavored nicotine products was taken out. >> the fact that the obama administration capitulated to lobby from the e-cigarette industry and failed to band flavored e-cigarettes is a major reason we have a crisis today. >> 11 states have leaked deaths to vaping. state health department said most of the deaths occurred after investing thc. still, the flavored e-cigarettes introduce a person to nicot...

Utah health officials say bathing products containing marijuanas high inducing ingredient, thc, the main culprits but an outbreak of lung illnesses that have led to 71 reported cases in that state alone. the new tallying of cases marks a significant increase from the seven cases reported a week earlier. the agency says ten more potential cases are now being investigated. there is new information tonight, alleging the obama administration may have a chance to prevent the baking crisis and shows n...

Can see that even low levels of thc can start to register. >> its another cautionary cbd tale. read the labels. look for a certificate of analysis. and remember, if it sound too good to be true, it probably is. >> they make crazy claims that is a red flag. >> walk away. >> get set, go! >> walking away from cbd? its something the wilsons did. remember, vivian and her family moved across the country and changed their lives for cbd. like so many people. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> we came out he...

That all seemed to change with the passage of the 2018 farm bill which technically made growing hemp and cbd with less than .3% thc legal, or at least thats what most people think. >> even though it makes cbd federally legal, it allows the states to decide whether or not theyre going to permit sales of it or permit farmers to grow it. so in my opinion its very confusing for individuals to try to understand what is my state doing? whats even crazier, lots of retailers sell it anyway. you might wa...