Los Angeles reporter Michael Blood, for exclusive reporting that counterfeit vape pens and packaging are selling in plain sight in downtown Los Angeles and online, fooling consumers, harming legitimate companies and possibly contributing to the spreading health crisis linked to vaping.
Only on AP: Imposter pot vapes flood California as health crisis expands
A shopkeeper shows his selection of refillable cannabis vape cartridges being sold at a wholesale shop in downtown Los Angeles, Aug. 28, 2019. A short walk from police headquarters in the heart of downtown, a cluster of bustling shops openly sell packaging and hardware that can be used to produce counterfeit, and potentially dangerous, marijuana vapes that have infected California's cannabis market and possibly sickened dozens of people.
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