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Now, sales of illicit cannabis-vaping products find home online

Tech firms say they have policies against any illegal or inappropriate sales and do remove offenders from sites

MMaterials used to manufacture vaping cartridges, also called pods, can be found on many popular  social-aterials used to manufacture vaping cartridges, also called pods, can be found on many popular  social-media websites and online-retail platforms
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Materials used to manufacture vaping cartridges, also called pods, can be found on many popular social-media websites and online-retail platforms

Daniela Hernandez | WSJ
As concerns about the health hazards of vaping mount, a market for illicit cannabis-vaping products and the tools to create counterfeits is thriving online.

On Instagram, users offer products ranging from cannabis oils to vaping devices and packaging materials. On Amazon.com Inc, third-party sellers hawk empty packaging for vape products, and on Facebook Inc.’s Marketplace, sellers offer vaping products containing tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the mind-altering ingredient in cannabis.

These and other tech companies say they have policies against any illegal or inappropriate sales and do remove offenders from their sites. They say they invest in technology and people to sleuth out illegitimate

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