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A vape shop in Denton said vaping products sold at local vape shops are not responsible for the lung disease epidemic that has been affecting young teenagers across the nation.
Denton vape shoppe employee, Brian Chesnut acknowledged there is a problem with the amount of teenagers with access to vape products, but said that does not mean a freedom meant for adults should be taken away.
Chesnut said the vape shop he works at has strict rules on products being sold.
The products that Denton vape shoppe sells are FDA approved.
The products Chesnut suggests are causing lung disease are unregulated products that are not FDA approved.
“Now instead of getting FDA regulated safe approved products [people] are buying bootleg vape juice from the guy on the corner,” Chestnut said.
An article on CNN, however, confirmed twelve US deaths due to vaping with the latest death in Mississippi.
The centers of disease control and prevention have also reported multiple states experiencing lung diseases associated with vaping.
Chestnut said vape shops across Denton are now in danger of shutting down because of a possible vaping ban.
He said he only wished people weren’t misinformed about vaping products.
“People buying stuff they don’t know about from people they don’t know about that’s not regulated would just magnify the problems and the sicknesses,” Chesnut said.
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