Marijuana-flavored vapes alarm DTI

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Marijuana-flavored vapes alarm DTI

David Dizon,

ABS-CBN News

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The Department of Trade and Industry on Monday said it will look into reports that marijuana-laced electronic cigarettes or vapes are now proliferating in the market. 

This, after the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency revealed an upsurge of the presence of vaping products with marijuana oil discovered during anti-illegal drugs operations.

"Nakakabahala 'yung balitang 'yan kasi 'yung vape ay hindi pwede sa menor de edad. Tinatanggal na sa merkado, haluan mo pa ng iligal na droga," said Assistant Secretary Amanda Nograles of the DTI Consumer Protection Group. 

She added: "Bago lang 'yung impormasyon, na yan, kukuha pa kami ng additional information pero patuloy pa rin ang DTI sa pagkalap ng mga vape na may flavor descriptor tsaka yung appealing to minor na cartoons o paggamit ng influencers."

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The DTI said it has yet to encounter or confiscate vapes with marijuana oil. "Kung sakaling meron man ay irerefer namin sa PDEA," she said.

Online vape sellers who are warned to take down their products usually comply with the DTI, she said.

Last Thursday PDEA operatives seized cannabis oil and marijuana kush, and assorted vaping devices, with an estimated total value of P842,000 in simultaneous raids in Taguig City.

PDEA and the Bureau of Customs also intercepted 18 balikbayan boxes containing cannabis oil and marijuana kush hidden inside e-cigarettes worth P337 million at the Port Area, Manila last week. 

"The selling and smuggling of mariuana oil-cartridges indicate that there is a growing domestic demand for these products. Considering that the vaping culture is predominantly popular among the youth, PDEA is wary that these cannabis extracts can passed off as a legitimate vape aerosol in the market and sold to the younger patrons," PDEA said in a statement. 

The agency warned the public not to patronize marijuana-laced e-cigarettes "because of the health hazards involved, and most importantly the law explicitly prohibits it."

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