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Archived Articles on Marijuana-Related Death or Injury

Man charged with fatally shooting childhood friend in Austin
Chicago Sun Times

Driver in crash that killed Skokie boy sentenced to 5 years
Chicago Tribune

Trial ordered for man charged with killing Layton teen in fight over marijuana
Standard-Examiner

Livingston Co. teen charged with Pontiac teen’s murder ‘over less than an ounce of marijuana’, police say
Fox 2 Detroit

Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome: Reports of Fatal Cases
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE

Teen, man dead after simultaneously shooting each other during drug deal, police say
9NEWS.COM

Fire, explosion at Centralia pot processing plant injures employee
KREM.COM

Notes from the Field: E-cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use–Associated Lung Injury Cases During the COVID-19 Response — California, 2020
CDC

Texas boy run over in Colorado by father
WFAA.com

Man, 60, charged in murder over weed that wasn’t paid for: prosecutors
Fox 32 Chicago

2 firefighters injured in downtown Los Angeles explosion
The Washington Post

Arizona Infant Dies After Dad Leaves Her Alone Inside Hot Car To Smoke Marijuana
International Business Times

Man Convicted Of Murder For Shooting During 2016 Marijuana Robbery
CBS Sacramento

Man killed woman he arranged to buy pot from on Facebook after she refused to let him smell it: prosecutors
Chicago Sun Times

Fifth Vaping-Related Death Confirmed in Mass
NBC Boston

What is CHS? Marijuana advocates warn of a little-known condition affecting heavy users
Yahoo News

Search warrant: Marijuana found in vehicle that struck, killed Marquette dean on campus
Fox6Now.com

Detroit police link early 2020 homicides to illegal marijuana sales
mLive.com

Shooting at Marijuana Dispensary Wounds Two
NBCLosAngeles.com

Newborn’s Death Linked to Acute Marijuana Toxicity
American Journal of Case Reports

One in six vaping lung illnesses linked to legally purchased THC, according to federal data
USA Today

Murder victim’s friend details drug deal that preceded killing
Concord Monitor

Maine Mom Was Murdered by Her Teen Son and His Friends Over Argument About Marijuana
People Magazine

Oregon death is 2nd linked to vaping, 1st tied to pot shop
APNews.com

West Sacramento police arrest 3rd suspect in shooting of 16-year-old girl
Fox 40

Woman, 18, shot in Nestor botched drug deal dies; boy, 16, charged with homicide
San Diego Union-Tribune

He loved weed. Then the vomiting began. Months later, he died.
USA Today

‘It’s honestly hell.’ Hospitals see rare vomiting syndrome in heavy marijuana consumers
Boston Globe

Stop vaping immediately, health officials urge, as 2nd person dies in Oregon of vaping-related lung illness
The Oregonian

Minnesota native identified as Tennessee’s first vaping-related death
WKRN.com

DPH provides update on vaping-related lung illnesses in Delaware; announces state’s first death associated with multi-state outbreak
Delaware HHS

Maumee man’s hospitalization possibly linked to vaping THC
The Toledo Blade