Man dies from Cannabis OD

The first documented case of a death from marijuana overdose in history:

A man of 36 is believed to have become the first person in
Britain to die directly from cannabis poisoning.
Lee Maisey smoked six cannabis cigarettes a day for 11 years, an
inquest heard. His death, which was registered as having been caused by
cannabis toxicity, led to new warnings about the drug, which is due to
be reclassified this month as a less dangerous one.
"This type of death is extremely rare," Prof John Henry, a toxicologist
at Imperial College, London, said after the inquest at Haverfordwest,
west Wales.

Posted by flow Frazao on January 20, 2004 at 07:12 AM | Permalink