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   'Dr Sally Hales, who carried out the post mortem examination, said the   
   teenager had inflammation of the heart and that "a history of using   
   cannabis, amphetamines and cocaine would appear to be the most likely   
   cause".'   
      
   No alcohol? Obviously it was the cannabis that killed him.   
      
      
      
   Coroner blames death on 'toxic cannabis'   
      
   A coroner has dismissed claims that cannabis is harmless during an inquest   
   into the death of a trainee chef who died from the "toxic effects" of the   
   drug.   
      
      
   Published: 7:57PM BST 01 Jul 2009   
      
   Hadrian Gardner, 17, who was known as Adie, collapsed in front of his   
   father after work and began having a fit before suffering a heart attack   
   and dying.   
      
   Hadrian, of Macclesfield, had had a long involvement in illegal drugs and   
   was expelled from high school for drug use.   
      
   But the inquest heard he had begun to improve his life with a new job at   
   Prestbury Village Restaurant,   
      
   On only his second day at work, his father was waiting to pick him up when   
   he saw him emerge from the building and collapse.   
      
   Robert Gardner told the inquest at Macclesfield Town Hall: "He came out of   
   the restaurant, crossed the triangular piece of grass and then stumbled   
   and fell on the pavement. It was a bit surreal.   
      
   "He fitted for about 10 seconds."   
      
   Despite resuscitation and six attempts at defibrillation by paramedics,   
   Hadrian never recovered, the inquest heard.   
      
   Hadrian died at Macclesfield Hospital at 12.15am on October 8.   
      
   Geoff Roberts, the deputy coroner for Cheshire, said: "People use cannabis   
   and think that it is a harmless property. We have heard clear evidence in   
   this case that it is not. Very sadly, Hadrian died as a result of the   
   direct toxic effects on the heart that the use of cannabis had. As such,   
   it was an avoidable death.   
      
   "This case highlights that cannabis use is potentially life-threatening."   
   Mr Roberts added: "We have heard how over a period of time, for some   
   years, he had used cannabis and perhaps other illegal substances.   
      
   "This is a very sad case because, despite his turbulent past and cannabis   
   use, he had got a job as a trainee chef. The post-mortem showed no   
   findings of recent drug use.   
      
   "But his body was left a legacy of using cannabis in the past, which   
   directly led to his death.   
      
   "My conclusion is that Hadrian died as a result of using drugs."   
      
   Dr Sally Hales, who carried out the post mortem examination, said the   
   teenager had inflammation of the heart and that "a history of using   
   cannabis, amphetamines and cocaine would appear to be the most likely   
   cause".   
      
   Speaking after the inquest, Rick Palmer, Hadrian's former manager at the   
   restaurant, said: "He was a nice lad who worked hard. He was reliable, no   
   trouble and good to work with. His death was a total shock to us all."   
      
   http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/   
   712259/Coroner-blames-death-on-toxic-cannabis.html   
      
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