NBC News commissioned laboratory tests of knock-off marijuana vapes that found a pesticide linked to hydrogen cyanide in 10 out 10 products.
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Full story: Tests show bootleg marijuana vapes tainted with hydrogen cyanideFabian Castillo was suffering from crippling anxiety when his uncle handed him a marijuana vape pen one day last December.
"It will help calm you down," Castillo said his uncle told him.
Over the next several months, the vape worked as advertised. Castillo, who had just graduated high school in southern California, found himself more mellow and more productive.
He had no idea at the time that he was using, what he now believes, was a bootleg vape pen filled with a toxic mix of chemicals.
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Uhm, no, dude. Everything was put on hold because you decided to vape T*C from a bootleg source."Everything was put on pause because I decided to vape," Castillo said.