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Reality Check: Marijuana E-Cigs

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. -- E-cigs could be the new way to smoke pot -- the oil used is odorless and almost impossible for police to tell the difference. "It's hard to conceal a bong in the passenger compartment of a car," Henderson County Sheriff Charles McDonald said. "But you can smoke an e-cigarette walking down the street." This fact presents new challenges for law enforcement "I think in Colorado we've seen that there's a major increase in overdose in children 12 and younger and a significant increase in driving while impaired," McDonald said. "It's more difficult to catch and yet it's more convenient I think for people to do." With more states legalizing medical and recreational marijuana use, e-cig manufacturers are recognizing the huge potential. Josh Kimmel, founder and CEO of Breathe e-Cig in Knoxville, has just launched a deal to market a new device for vaping cannabis oil made from hemp and legal in all 50 states. "It also doubles as a medical delivery device for not only cannabis based products but antihistamines," Kimmel told News 13. But, it is also clear these devices could easily be loaded with THC oil -- a product legal in Colorado and Washington, available online and on the black market. Kimmel says his new venture is focused on the medical and therapeutic benefits, but that includes THC. Critics believe the real intent is to position e-cigs to expand into the THC market as more states consider legalization. McDonald says vaping pot presents a new and hidden danger. "You have people who are becoming impaired and until something tragic happens, we may not know that that's going on so it's hard to intervene and stop it," McDonald said. Some communities have moved to ban e-cigs in any form. The city of Asheville recently outlawed their use on city buses, buildings, parks and greenways. Photo Credit: Jonny Williams/www.ecigclick.co.uk/MGN _______________ Follow WLOS on social media: WLOS ABC 13 News on Facebook:   / news13   WLOS ABC 13 News on Twitter:   / wlos_13   WLOS ABC 13 News on Instagram:   / wlos_13   Subscribe to WLOS on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ABC13Cha... Listen to AnchorMOMS, the Podcast: https://wlos.com/news/anchormoms/anch... Watch more top local news stories:    • Western Loses At ETSU, Highlights and more   For all of the day’s top local and national news, visit http://www.wlos.com Watch our live newscasts and other live video at https://wlos.com/watch Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: [email protected] Call the Newsroom: 828.684.1340 WLOS ABC 13 News serves the Asheville, NC area and the rest of western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina. We keep our audience informed through local news, weather forecasts, traffic updates, notices of community events, sports and entertainment programming since 1954.