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Vaping might be killing people. Hundreds of people across the country are falling ill with mysterious lung conditions, and four vape users have died after showing up to hospitals complaining of shortness of breath. Doctors aren’t sure what is happening, and public-health officials are starting to call it an epidemic.
Cannabis vaping, which involves using a battery to heat a cartridge of pot oil to create an inhalable vapor, has exploded in popularity since legalization. So how freaked out should we be about these deaths?
