It's not that I'm shocked about the number of bad sources

But I am shocked at how easily these fly-by-night operations get their bad product into the legal market.

The vapor that Jenkins inhaled didn’t relax him. After two puffs, he ended up in a coma. 

That’s because what he was vaping didn’t have any CBD, the suddenly popular compound extracted from the cannabis plant that marketers say can treat a range of ailments without getting users high. Instead, the oil was spiked with a powerful street drug. 

Some operators are cashing in on the CBD craze by substituting cheap and illegal synthetic marijuana for natural CBD in vapes and edibles such as gummy bears, an Associated Press investigation has found.

This kind of crap is getting out of hand.  The question is, who do the people sue when the supposedly safe vape liquid turns out to have illegal drugs in them?

The results of AP’s lab testing echo what authorities have found, according to a survey of law enforcement agencies in all 50 states. At least 128 samples out of more than 350 tested by government labs in nine states, nearly all in the South, had synthetic marijuana in products marketed as CBD. Gummy bears and other edibles accounted for 36 of the hits, while nearly all others were vape products. Mississippi authorities also found fentanyl, the powerful opioid involved in about 30,000 overdose deaths last year.

Fentanyl.  In a supposed safe vape liquid.  Well, that would help explain the behavior of some folks down there, that's for sure.

But back to my main point - how in the hell are all these "dirty" sources getting their product on to the legal market?  And how the hell are they not getting sued to high heaven?

In the meantime, assume that any CBD oil products sold in convenience stores are snake oil, or something worse.