The pulmonary disease seemingly caused by vaping has sickened and killed users of a black market THC product, which could be a call for companies to bolster their supply chains and fill out their in-house legal departments. (Photo: PRO Stock Professional/Shutterstock)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently announced that 33 deaths have been attributed to a pulmonary disease seemingly caused by vaping. Nearly everyone who has died from the disease, and many who have been sick, used a black market THC product, which could be a call for companies to bolster their supply chains and fill out their in-house legal departments.
"A lot of these companies are really startups. When you're a startup, you're mostly a skeleton crew and you outsource legal services when you need it," said Robert DiPisa, co-chair of the cannabis law group at Cole Schotz in its Jersey City, New Jersey, and New York offices. "I think you're going to see these cannabis companies build out their in-house legal counsel. I think what's happening in the vaping industry might act as a catalyst for vaping companies to bulk up their in-house legal counsel."
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Dan Clark
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