Health Canada acknowledges the cause

In December 2019, Health Canada was questioned by CBC News about the cause of EVALI because the Canadian government approved the sale of THC cartridges during the EVALI outbreak. Health Canada clearly communicates that they understood EVALI was being caused by illegal THC cartridges and not from vaping nicotine.

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Myths or facts

In late February 2020, the CDC closes the case on EVALI because they had identified the source, took action and the injuries stopped occuring.

However, over a year later the Health Canada, Vaping-Associated Lung Illness, page states: “The cause or causes of cases in Canada is still under investigation.”

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Protecting THC cartridges revenue

March 2021 Health Canada website: “In Canada, most cases of vaping associated lung illness do not appear to have been associated with the use of THC-containing products.”

When reading this statement, consider that Health Canada relied on patient self-reporting during a time when THC carts were all black-market. They did not conduct biopsies, product analysis nor toxicology screening.

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Hiding the truth

As of March 2021, the Government of Canada’s webpage on EVALI mentions nicotine 5 times but only mentions vitamin E acetate just once.

This is the source of information that all provincial health authorities and all Canadian health professionals would consider to be the most current, unbiased and accurate.

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