TIRED OF WAITING FOR THE COMPASSIONATE CARE ACT TO TAKE EFFECT? MAYBE IT'S TIME TO START VAPING

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While the Compassionate Care Act to legalize medical marijuana has yet to go into effect — the state is still aiming for a January start date — a “legal” method of vaporizing cannabis has emerged in New York City and is becoming an integral part of the existing electronic smoking culture.

“[CBD] introduces non-cannabis people to cannabis,” says Scott Giannotti, founder of the Cannabis and Hemp Association. “Here are all these people in New York that are dying to get their hands on cannabis medicinally, [and with CBD oil] you don’t have to wait for dispensaries to open." The cannabis plant contains dozens of cannabinoids, chemical compounds such as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) — which makes users feel high — and cannabidiol (CBD), which has few, if any, psychotropic effects. CBD extracts are now available in the form of oil cartridges that can be attached to commonly sold vaporizer "pens"; when...

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