Family wants death from synthetic marijuana to serve as warning
David Lee Buffington’s obituary was brief, only three sentences, but his father said he included one detail to make a point.
David Lee Buffington, 50, died March 4 in Clute while smoking synthetic cannabis, the obituary states.
“The reason I put it in the paper like that is I wanted to make a statement and maybe someone will read it and think a little bit about it,” Wade Buffington said.
Wade Buffington said he was told by Clute police officers they suspected his son overdosed on synthetic marijuana, but nothing has been verified.
Interim Clute Police Chief Ernest Pedraza said he cannot confirm David Lee Buffington’s cause of death until they receive the autopsy report.
Despite not knowing the official cause of death, Wade Buffington said he wanted to bring awareness to what he believes is a growing problem.
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