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The outbreak of lung disease associated with vaping e-cigarettes containing nicotine and\/or THC is on the rise. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), there are currently 530<\/a> cases of lung disease related to vaping in the U.S. and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Seven deaths have so far been attributed to counterfeit vape products sold on the pop-up market, though no exact company or cause has been identified.\u00a0<\/p>\n The number of vaping illnesses<\/a> continues to increase as health officials, including the CDC and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), investigate the outbreak.\u00a0<\/p>\n In the meantime, cannabis technology company, Akerna, is doing what they do best \u2014 building transparency throughout the industry.\u00a0<\/p>\n One of the first companies of its type to be traded on the The company\u2019s traceability software is key to driving product safety and consumer protection from counterfeit products<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Together with MJ Platform\u2019s traceability technology, which Akerna<\/a>, whose cornerstone services include MJ Platform and Leaf Data System, announced it has taken a majority stake in Solo Sciences Inc.<\/a> to integrate their tracking technology, solo*CODE, in order to allow users to verify the origin and authenticity of products via the free solo mobile app.<\/p>\n When scanned, the app provides the consumer with the product\u2019s ingredients and origin \u2014 down to the plot of land it was grown on. The app also gives customers the chance to earn rewards at different retail locations and give feedback on products and brands.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cProduct and public safety through reliable traceability Akerna\u2019s Leaf Data Systems<\/a> is the first mobile tracking system for regulatory bodies and businesses. It enables even more insight into what is in each product, and how it was made. More specifically, it allows governments to securely track products and waste in real-time throughout the supply chain.<\/p>\n \u201cThe integration of solo sciences\u2019 elevated tagging technology provides the first robust method for communicating everything we know about cannabis through our tracking\u2013ingredients, nutrients, additives and more\u2013to the consumer,\u201d added Billingsley in a press release<\/a> from the company.\u00a0<\/p>\n While solo science\u2019s technology provides protection for consumers, it is also cost-effective for businesses.<\/p>\n The software includes a \u201cunique digital fingerprint,\u201d which \u201cWith Akerna, we have simplified the work regulators and brands must do to protect consumer health because we have the ability to follow the product from creation to consumer,\u201d said<\/a> Ashesh \u201cAlex\u201d Shah, solo sciences\u2019 founder. \u201cAkerna\u2019s creation of a transparent supply chain for one of the fastest emerging markets allows us to create trust in an industry that\u2019s historically been so murky.\u201d<\/p>\n TELL US<\/strong>, have you been affected by counterfeit cannabis?<\/p>\n The post This Free Mobile App Wants to Find a Solution to Vaping-Related Illnesses<\/a> appeared first on Cannabis Now<\/a>.<\/p>\n
The outbreak of lung disease associated with vaping e-cigarettes containing nicotine and\/or THC is on the rise. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), there are currently 530 cases of lung disease related to vaping in the U.S. and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Seven deaths have so far beenContinue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":39928,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6455,12920,12921,170,5249,12922,1611,12923,12924,106,12925,11860],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39927"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39927"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39927\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39929,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39927\/revisions\/39929"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nNasdaq, Akerna (Nasdaq: KERN) is a regulatory compliance technology company for
\ngovernments and businesses. Since its establishment in 2010, Akerna has tracked
\nmore than $16 billion in cannabis sales.<\/p>\n
\nmonitors all interactions with the plant\/product from seed-to-sale, and
\nsolo*CODE\u2019s unique graphic ID, users will be able to scan a graphic, or
\nfingerprint located on each packaged consumable good.\u00a0<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Solo-App.jpg\")
\ndrove the creation of MJ Platform,\u201d said Jessica Billingsley, CEO at Akerna.
\n\u201cCannabis product tracking down to the gram level provides built-in
\ntransparency into the growing, processing, distribution and selling of cannabis
\nproducts.\u201d <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Solo-app-products.jpg\")
\neliminates the need for expensive technologies such as holograms, reducing some
\nof the cost burden of compliance for cannabis licensees.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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