Man Dies After Choking On Bag Of Pot During Arrest

[GreenSurfer]

Published: December 12, 2009

PANAMA CITY BEACH - Bay County deputies say a 23-year-old man who was shocked with a stun gun died after choking on a large bag of marijuana during an attempted arrest.

According to The News Herald, Andrew Grande ran from deputies who responded to the scene of a reported physical disturbance early Friday morning. Grande was later confronted by the investigators, who saw him try to put something in his mouth while he struggled with them.

Grande broke free from the deputies, who had managed to put one handcuff over his wrist. Authorities then used the stun gun.

After Grande was shocked, deputies noticed that he appeared to be choking. They couldn't clear his throat with the Heimlich maneuver. Grande was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

 

[Don Gin and Ton]

i thought it would take kilo's to die from eating weed. poor f@cker

 

[fdd2blk]

that's fucked up.

 

[TheDifferenceX]

Hello? throw it in the bushes? DUMBASS....

 

[OregonMeds]

So needless.

It's ammunition for the cause. First case of death by injesting marijuana we know of, and the details play perfectly into the resistance movement.

 

[londonfog]

He probably choke on that plastic..along with getting stunned...

 

[ruderalis88]

but clearly if weed was legal he wouldn't have stuffed it down his throat. waste of a life

 

[tical916]

He probably choke on that plastic..along with getting stunned...

That's my guess, plastic bag and a taser.

 

[DazedNBlazed]

First ever death caused by marijuana?

 

[vapedg13]

Its not the weeds fault he died......Its the plastic bags fault.....boycott plastic Fuck Ive eaten alot of weed and never died

 

[JonnyBtreed]

Its not the weeds fault he died......Its the plastic bags fault.....boycott plastic Fuck Ive eaten alot of weed and never died

Its the cops/politicians fault he died... A another needless death because of the war on drugs....

 

[terrorizer805]

Technically it's a death caused by marijuana, but it was because of the damn stun gun he couldn't get it down, the shock stopped his throat from swallowing the weed.

 

[Boneman]

RIP Bro

 

[First Time Growin]

exactly, i cant believe some of you are even thinking it was the weeds fault lol. it was the bag the weed was in

 

[FuZZyBUDz]

yea the weed never even touched him!

damn thats FUCKED up tho.. DAMN piggies. pokin and shockin everybody. my buddy got tazed! shit sux how often they use force

 

[Katatawnic]

According to The News Herald, Andrew Grande ran from deputies who responded to the scene of a reported physical disturbance early Friday morning. Grande was later confronted by the investigators, who saw him try to put something in his mouth while he struggled with them.

Nice... they saw him putting something into his mouth, and stunned him anyway.

So needless.

It's ammunition for the cause. First case of death by injesting marijuana we know of, and the details play perfectly into the resistance movement.

Of course although the death was caused by choking on it, and of course anyone can choke on anything, this will undoubtedly be used as "evidence" that pot is dangerous and we all should be kept safe from ourselves by continuing with this freaking prohibition!

Fuck Ive eaten alot of weed and never died

Thanks for the first literal "LOL" I've had all day!

Its the cops/politicians fault he died... A another needless death because of the war on drugs....

Indeed!!! However, they're not the only ones to blame in his death... what he did was exponentially stupid. IMNSHO he deserves a Darwin Award! (This link is actually a page absolutely loaded with "Darwin Awards Mottos" - many of which I found to be quite amusing. )

Technically it's a death caused by marijuana, but it was because of the damn stun gun he couldn't get it down, the shock stopped his throat from swallowing the weed.

Not that I'm condoning the stunning nor implying that it wasn't the cause of his death, but he very well could have already been choking before they stunned him.

exactly, i cant believe some of you are even thinking it was the weeds fault lol. it was the bag the weed was in

I don't think anyone here has been under the belief that it was the weed's fault. Grande was at fault for trying to swallow something he obviously couldn't, and the cops were at fault for stunning him when they saw him cramming something into his mouth. Though I'm willing to bet that the latter won't even be mentioned if this man's death were to ever go to trial, or even an IA investigation.