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Death linked to synthetic marijuana “Relaxinol”

The death of 26-year-old Aaron Stinson in upstate New York has been linked to synthetic marijuana, according to an NPR report.

A pathologist determined the cause of Stinson’s death to be “acute intoxication” from the combined effects of alcohol and a brand of synthetic marijuana called “Relaxinol.”

The report quotes Stinson’s mother, Deirdre Canaday, as saying that he had smoked Relaxinol before going to sleep. When his two friends tried to wake him in the morning, he wasn’t breathing and he had ...

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