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Behind the Headlines: Vaping wafts into politics, justice system exonerations and medical cannabis changes in Utah

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Roger Garcia, manager at The Lake Smoke & Vape shop in Pleasant Grove on Wednesday Sept. 11, 2019.

Following a spate of vaping-related illnesses, Sen. Mitt Romney suggests a recall of e-cigarettes, a Utah man is exonerated in a sexual abuse case after spending more than 15 years behind bars and marijuana opponents cry foul over proposed changes to Utah’s medical cannabis law.

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