An Indiana teenager has died after developing cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome, a rare condition that sometimes pops up in long-term, heavy marijuana users, USA Today reports. The condition is becoming more common since multiple states have legalized marijuana for medical or recreational use.
Brian Smith, Jr. began smoking weed at age 13, at least in part to deal with his depression, and partly to fit in with his neighborhood friends who smoked pot whenever they could. His mother, Regina Denney, wasn’t happy about it, but she told herself that there were worse things that he could be doing.
Within a couple of years, Brian had become a daily, heavy marijuana user. Again, Denney figured it could have been worse, especially since by this time Brian had a job, while his friends had moved on to meth and heroin.
Then the vomiting and stomach pain started.
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