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"teens are getting sick vaping the strongest shit we've ever created"

Well no shit. I'm an adult that has smoked weed for 15 years now and even in my late 30's I can't handle more than a few hits of concentrated wax/oils.

How is this any different from 15 year olds sneaking their parents everclear to make some strong punch?

Is it the drugs fault or the fact that we suck at keeping substances out of the hands of minors.

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Its the drugs fault.

If the drug causes negative effects on a large subset of the people who use them, that is a problem with the drug.

People who use them illegally and without caution in this case.

Realistically its a lack of drug education. It isn't hard to understand high powered versions of a substance will be much stronger in effect. We see the same issue with people chugging down energy drinks with 350mg+ of caffeine and complaining of the end result.

At some point people have to learn.

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