On Thursday, the Michigan House of Representatives approved a package of bills intended to reduce the health risks associated with vaping.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control has identified Vitamin E acetateas "strongly linked" to a deadly outbreak of vaping-related lung damage. Thousands of people across the nation were hospitalized last year and dozens of people died from severe lung damage, including three in Michigan.
The legislation (HB5159, 5160 & 5161) approved by the state House would ban the sale of marijuana and nicotine vaping products containing Vitamin E acetate as an additive. The legislation on its way to the state Senate includes fines and misdemeanor penalties.
Last year, Michigan’s Marijuana Regulatory Agency imposed a ban on the sale of vaping products that test positive for Vitamin E acetate. The agency has recalledthousands of vape products that tested positive.
