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Marijuana, cannabis (haschish, hash, bang, dab)

Frequency - Incidence

Incidence of cardiac adverse event(s) due to the specific drug as assessed by number of reported/published cases in the literature. Red digits in stars indicate: 0 = Very rare, questionable signal · 1 = < 10 cases · 2 = 10-50 cases · 3 = 50–100 cases · 4 = 100-200 cases · 5 = >200 cases

Evidence level/grade

Evidence level for cardiac adverse event(s) due to the specific drug as estimated using Hill’s (1965), Naranjo’s (1981), and Bégaud’s (1985) criteria applied to published cases. Blue digits in stars indicate: 0 = Questionable · 1 = Low · 2 = Moderate · 3 = Robust · 4 = Definite · 5 = Unquestionable, pathognomonic

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Sniffing death - Death from inhalation of compound

Publications

Tormey WP

Cannabis misinterpretation and misadventure in a coroner's court.

Medicine, science, and the law. 2012;52(4):229-30

Grassin F, André M, Rallec B, Combes E, Vinsonneau U, Paleiron N

[Fatal alveolar haemorrhage following a "bang" of cannabis].

Revue des maladies respiratoires. 2011;28(7):919-23

Montisci M, Thiene G, Ferrara SD, Basso C

Cannabis and cocaine: a lethal cocktail triggering coronary sudden death.

Cardiovascular pathology : the official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology. 2008;17(5):344-6