Harm reduction is not just about smoking and in Canada we are already preparing to legalize vaporizing cannabis. Although Ottawa prepares to legalize products made from cannabis concentrate in mid-December, vendors wonder if the market is ready for vaporized cannabis as a medical professional questions the consequences of this product for public health.
A CLEAR HEALTH RISK REDUCTION!
The Canadian recommendations for safer cannabis use, published last May by the Public Health Agency of Canada, promote cannabis consumed through an electronic cigarette rather than cannabis as a cigarette.
Although these alternatives reduce the main health risks, note the authors, however, they are not completely harmless.
Dr. Mark Lysyshyn, a public health specialist with the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, agrees. It is best not to breathe in the combustion products so there is a recommendation to take cannabis in the vaporized form.
he says.
It is also necessary that the essence of cannabis is pure and that the manufacturers do not add perfumes for example. We do not know the risks because we are still in the process of studying chemicals
he explains. For their part, the cannabis vendors interviewed seem impatient that vape cannabis is legalized.
ALTRIA PREPARES WITH AN INVESTMENT OF 2,4 BILLION DOLLARS
Last Thursday, the Canadian cannabis supplier Auxly and the British manufacturer of electronic cigarettes Imperial Brands announced an investment of $ 123 million to prepare for access to 
their products to the Canadian market.
In December 2018, the giant of tobacco Altria Group announced it would invest $ 2,4 billion in the Canadian cannabis producer Cronos. The editor-in-chief of the specialized magazine BCMI Report, Chris Damas, estimates that vaporization could account for half of sales of cannabis products if they hit shelves in six months.
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