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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in a report released Friday, says the case of a teen who leapt to his death from a Denver hotel balcony after eating marijuana-infused cookies illustrates “a potential danger” with edible pot.
Levy Thamba was a student at Northwest College in Powell, Wyo., who was also known as Levi Thamba Pongi. (via Facebook)
The CDC, along with a Colorado health official and Denver’s medical examiner’s office, said the death suggests the need for “improved health messaging” to prevent marijuana overconsumption.
Levy Thamba, a 19-year-old student at Northwest College in Powell, Wyo., died at a Holiday Inn in northeast Denver in March 2014. Officials say his friends tried to calm him down before his fatal four-story leap.
The city’s coroners listed “marijuana intoxication” from cannabis-infused cookies as a significant condition contributing to Thamba’s death.
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