Four U.S. governors want to join forces to promote vape regulation

On October 17, Democratic governors from New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania met with health and legislative officials in New York City to discuss issues related to public health and marijuana and vape regulation. Efforts to promote regulation of cannabis and vape.

According to CBS news, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said at the meeting: "What we are going to do is coordinate this work within the regions of these states, noting that" the implementation of cannabis regulations in some fragmented areas has nothing at all significance. He said that regarding how to regulate recreational marijuana that has been legalized, the group has proposed a "very preliminary" plan. For example, states should adopt consistent policies in terms of THC content, edibility, advertising, and taxation so that the public will not It is necessary to buy related products on the black market.

Lamont said that "different states will have different timetables" to pass the corresponding bills, and it is almost impossible for different states to launch completely identical bills at the same time, and relevant government staff in different states will continue to cooperate on this project.

Regarding vape, Lamont said that given the huge appeal of vape for adolescents and the increasing number of cases of lung diseases caused by vape smoking, banning fruit-flavored e-liquid within the next year should now be large Consensus of some officials.

Earlier this month, Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York State tried to impose a 90-day emergency ban on vape products, but was temporarily blocked by an appeals court as the vape industry sued the ban. In Massachusetts, Republican Gov. Charlie Baker announced a state-wide ban on vape sales last month, a measure that was also challenged in court. Meanwhile, a new law has just entered into force in Connecticut that raises the minimum age limit for buying vape products to 21 years.

Ge Mo said the lack of action by the federal government over marijuana and vape supervision means that states need to take action.

Last year, several governors promoted sales of recreational pots, but were unsuccessful. Officials from the four states are discussing next steps.

Gum said that drug cannabis is common, so states should consider this when considering legalizing recreational marijuana.

According to acb7, the crisis over marijuana and vape has killed more than thirty people. After a 17-year-old teenager from Bronx, New York City died of smoking vape, voices calling for a ban on vape are growing.

According to the latest data released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a total of 1,479 vape-related cases were reported in the United States, of which 33 died. Most patients are men under the age of 35, and many patients claim that they are taking an vape product that contains THC. Publicly reported deaths range in age from 17 to 71.

On Thursday, the vape brand Juul announced that it would stop selling flavored vape oils in the United States and acknowledged the public's “lack of trust” in the vape industry. Health officials urged people to stop smoking, and the CDC is also working to study the link between smoking and deadly lung disease. A recent survey showed that a quarter of high school students smoke at least once a month, and more teens are addicted to smoking.

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