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Louisiana cororner believes he recorded the first death caused by THC, the psychoactive compound in marijuana.
But other medical experts aren't so sure. Dr. Christy Montegut, the coroner of St. John the Baptist Parish, ruled that a 39-year-old LaPlace woman died in February of excessive amounts of THC.
The toxicology report said the woman had 8.4 nanograms of THC per milliliter of blood. Montegut said the woman, who was not identified, likely vaped highly concentrated THC oil and went into respiratory failure. But others are skeptical of Montegut's ruling.