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Given the scale, a Mexican cartel was almost certainly the source of the bad carts. It just makes sense that someone there ordered a few barrels of vitamin e a
by jcampbell1 7y ago
Given the scale, a Mexican cartel was almost certainly the source of the bad carts. It just makes sense that someone there ordered a few barrels of vitamin e acetate from China and the problem appeared suddenly across the US but not in Canada and much less in states with legal carts.
- akjetma 7y agooh fuck off
- resfirestar 7y agoOne of the most popular vitamin E acetate based additives was developed and sold by an American former small time actor who apparently used his marketing skills to become a force in the illegal vape market. https://www.leafly.com/news/health/toxic-vaping-vapi-evali-lung-injury-rise-and-fall-of-vitamin-e-oil-honey-cut https://www.leafly.com/news/health/toxic-vaping-vapi-evali-l...
- MiroF 7y agoYou'd be surprised the extent of the domestic illicit pot industry. Cartels don't have to be involved even in large scale production and distribution and often aren't
- bitxbitxbitcoin 7y agoWhat makes you so sure? The economics of any cartel filling vape cartridges and then smuggling them across the US/Mexico border is laughable.
- Godel_unicode 7y agoWhy would it being a Mexican cartel necessitate manufacturing in Mexico?
- bitxbitxbitcoin 7y agoA valid point.
- susijdjdjxa 7y agoIf you’re going to go and blame Mexico, you ought to have at least a bit of evidence.
- stjohnswarts 7y agooh no, he's picking on the Mexican cartel that is the primary source the majority of drugs in the USA. That's really hurtful to them I'm sure.