Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary told Newsmax on Tuesday that his agency is taking steps to make vaping less addictive by regulating a synthetic concentrated byproduct that he likened to an opioid.
The FDA announced earlier Tuesday that it is recommending the Drug Enforcement Administration list certain 7-hydroxymitragynine, or 7-OH, products under the Controlled Substances Act.
“First of all, 85% of vaping products sold at your local vape shop are illegal,” Makary told “Rob Schmitt Tonight.”
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