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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, FDA, announced a broad recall of the widely used type 2 diabetes medication Metformin. The agency issued the recall after multiple manufacturers of this medication advised the FDA that certain types of Metformin tablets were found to contain unacceptably high levels of what is known as NDMA. Scientifically, NDMA is also known as N-Nitrosodimethylamine or dimethylnitrosamine and is classified as a cancer-causing or carcinogenic substance. Metformin is used by individuals with type 2 diabetes…

Despite their popularity, contaminated “non-marijuana” hemp products containing “legal” CBD are being detected in the markets.

Birth Defects in Colorado Linked to Medical, Recreational Marijuana A study published in the medical journal Clinical Pediatrics has strongly demonstrated a link between marijuana use in early pregnancy and serious birth defects in Colorado. In this post, the medical marijuana injury lawyer at The Doan Law Firm summarizes the findings of this study and discusses its possible legal implications. Background The State of Colorado decriminalized possession and use of cannabis (marijuana) for medical purposes in 2001 and approved the…

California to Require Warning Labels on THC and CBD Products In response to the growing body of scientific evidence linking marijuana use with birth defects and some cancers, the State of California will require warning labels to be placed on all products containing THC, the active component of marijuana and other products derived from plants of the Cannabis family. As of January 3rd 2021 all products containing any amount of THC will be subject to California’s “Proposition 65” requirement that…

The folks that market Las Vegas likely as a tourist destination would prefer that news of this horrific chain of events stayed in that city. The deadly sequence started on an otherwise ordinary Vegas Sunday when two men took to the streets of the gambling mecca in a van intent on “pranking” passersby. The two men took to the crowded streets of Las Vegas with trouble in mind. As the two 20-something men drove around the city, the passenger would…