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Licensed cannabis producers in Canada are standing by the safety of their upcoming vape pen products in the wake of a spate of lung illnesses that has left six dead and affected close to 500 people in 33 states south of the border.

Both cannabis and nicotine vape pens have been linked to the mysterious lung condition in the U.S., with one of the deaths reportedly tied to cannabis oil bought in a legal pot shop in Oregon, according to the Oregon Health Authority.

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With a month to go before cannabis vape products become legal in Canada, major industry players who are positioning to supply the new market appear confident that Canada’s highly regulated legal cannabis system is equipped to ensure the safety of consumers who vape.

“Although it’s going to be critical for us to ensure that we look at all of our input materials and we get specific analysis to make sure there are no additional contaminants in the product, we must remember we are in a highly regulated environment in Canada where consumer safety comes first,” said Greg Engel, chief executive officer of Organigram Inc., a licensed producer that has a partnership with Pax Labs, an American vaping company that developed the popular Juul e-cigarette.