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College student visiting Colo. for spring break falls from balcony and dies after eating marijuana cookies
2014-04-03
[NYDAILYNEWS] A college student visiting Colorado for spring break fell to his death after eating marijuana cookies in what's believed to be the first publicized fatality linked to pot since its legalized sale in January.

Levy Thamba, a 19-year-old exchange student at Northwest College in Powell, Wyo., had just eaten the pot-laced treats with friends last month when he became "very agitated and upset" and ran off a fourth floor hotel balcony, according to the Denver Coroner's Office.

Three of Thamba's friends, who said it was the first time any of them had consumed marijuana, said one of them had purchased the cookies from a legal supplier. At least one of them is 21.

"The kids took this cookie, one of them took a bite and then got kind of sick," Chief Deputy Coroner Michelle Weiss-Samaras told the Daily News. "The other two obviously didn't have a problem and then this one became very agitated and upset and didn't do well."

"He got up and just started running and hits the railing," Weiss-Samaras described the autopsy report's findings. "I'm not really sure that he knew what was going on ... the kids were pretty traumatized."

The teen's autopsy found him having 7.2 nanograms of active THC per milliliter of blood. The state law in impaired driving cases sets a standard of 5 nanograms per milliliter, the Denver Post reported.
Posted by:Fred

#12  EU, the Koch brothers also support legalization.

It's a matter of freedom. Will their be some that have a problem? Sure, just like alcohol causes problems for some. That doesn't mean that everyone should therefore be under the control of the Feds.

The BIG problem is that the cost of problem winds up being born mostly by society rather than just the individual. This high diver is an exception.
The socialization of the cost gives society (at least in the eyes of liberals) the right to contrain the individual.

To me it is a conundrum wrapped in an ambiguity so I vacillate.
Posted by: AlanC   2014-04-03 20:12  

#11  Don't get me wrong just because I think there's more to this story than we read in this article. I've ranted for years here against legalizing marijuana. Those of you who think legalizing it is a good idea might want to read this to see what company you're keeping.
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305   2014-04-03 16:19  

#10  One of many Spring Break mishaps, modified with the meme of the day.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418    2014-04-03 16:11  

#9  I take it that, with time, you've overcome the negative reactions ?
Posted by: Besoeker   2014-04-03 15:26  

#8  I know a guy who, years ago, tried it for the first time and went manic on the spot. Well over 6'4" tall and probably about 240# of mostly muscle and bone. It took a lot to subdue him. He ended up having to go on Lithium for a while. There will always be this kind of thing, legal or not.
Posted by: gorb   2014-04-03 15:21  

#7  Yes, Whavith, this story is difficult to believe.
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305   2014-04-03 12:59  

#6  Unless consumption levels are exponential it (7.2 nanograms) doesn't seem enough to cause a fourth floor air adventure.
Posted by: Whavith Prince of the Munchkins9635   2014-04-03 11:33  

#5  Hmm. Apparently he would have been just barely dead if he had been drinking.
Posted by: gorb   2014-04-03 11:01  

#4  Presidential aspirations dashed.
Posted by: Besoeker   2014-04-03 02:32  

#3  Think of it as evolution in action.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2014-04-03 01:58  

#2  Clearly its the Balcony's, + POTUS Bush 43's, fault!

* CYBERCAST NEWS SERVICE > [Pew Research Center] POLL: 3/4 OF US SAY POT WILL BE [fully] LEGAL, as per Sale-n-Use = Universal recreational/personal use.

* SAME > WH REPORT [via RAND Corp. + ONDCP]: CHRONIC MARIJUANA USE UP 84% IN TEN YEARS.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2014-04-03 00:25  

#1  ran off a fourth floor hotel balcony
Too high.
Posted by: Skidmark   2014-04-03 00:25  

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