Coroner says woman died of THC overdose after smoking marijuana oilBy Amy Lieu
Posted Jun 06 2019 02:22PM CDT
LAPLACE, La. - A Louisiana woman who died in February was killed from THC overdose, according to a coroner who said he reached the conclusion this month from a toxicology report.
The coroner's claim would make it the first-ever recorded death from a marijuana overdose, but the result is also drawing fire from skeptics. The 39-year-old woman's body was found in her apartment in LaPlace. Her name has not been released. St. John the Baptist Parish Coroner Christy Montegut told the
New Orleans Advocate that the toxicology results showed that the woman was killed by an excess amount of THC. ...
The coroner said that the THC in her system likely came through a vaping device with highly concentrated THC oil. The toxicology report said she had 8.4 nanograms per milliliter of blood.
“I’m thinking this lady must have vaped this THC oil and got a high level in her system and (it) made her stop breathing, like a respiratory failure,†he told the Advocate. ...
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