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UK: Death by cannabis verdict is a first

Simon de Bruxelles

The Times

Tuesday 20 Jan 2004

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A WARNING about the toxic effects of cannabis was issued last night after a
36-year-old man became the first to die as a direct result of smoking the
drug.

Lee Maisey, 36, who smoked half a dozen "joints" a day, was found dead on
the living room floor of his home in Summerhill, Pembrokeshire, after
complaining of a headache.

Michael Howells, the Pembrokeshire Coroner, recorded the cause of death as
cannabis poisoning, although the verdict recorded was death by misadventure
because Mr Maisey had died while taking part in an illegal activity.

Philip Guy, a lecturer in addictions at the University of Hull, said that
"cannabis has changed. Nowadays it is a lot stronger than it used to be. It
is not the nice hippy drug it once was. It is a distinct possibility that
someone could die from extreme toxicity." Dr Guy said death was more likely
if the drug had been eaten instead of smoked. "If you eat a large amount of
it it can be deadly."

 

 

 

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