Has the first death from marijuana exposure been recorded in the United States?
A coroner's investigation into the death of a Louisiana woman found she died from a THC overdose in what appears to be the first recorded death from marijuana use in the United States., Coroner Christy Montegut has outlined how he believes a 39-year-old woman, discovered dead in her apartment, died from vaping THC oil. THC, the acronym for tetrahydrocannabinol, is the psychoactive compound in cannabis.
"It looked like it was all THC because her autopsy showed no physical disease or afflictions that were the cause of death. There was nothing else identified in the toxicology—no other drugs, no alcohol," Montegut said."There was nothing else." However, medical and science experts have been quick to cast doubt on the claims out of Louisiana. Keith Humphreys, a former senior policy adviser at the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, has said if it were possible for humans to consume THC at levels that made overdosing possible, there would be far more recorded deaths each year.
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