Tainted vapes recalled as Oregon regulators plan wider ban
The vape pen and pod-product category (shown above) has evolved faster than regulators ever imagined. (David Downs/Leafly) Oregon cannabis consumers would be wise to avoid legal vapes labeled with vague ingredients like “natural flavor,” at least until April. That “natural flavor” can actually be a skin moisturizer ingredient derived from shark liver oil—a substance called squalane, or squalene. Burning it could give you a lung injury. This Thursday, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission will move to ban the cosmetics ingredients squalane and squalene from entering the legal marijuan...