Posted on September 26, 2024 View all news
Brandon was a smart, kind-hearted aspiring artist. He had been married to his high school sweetheart for three years and together for ten when they started planning a family. Sadly, concentrated cannabis would take that all away.
For years, Brandon suffered from bouts of nausea/vomiting and stomach and back pain that would last for a week or two at a time, a condition called cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome. Hot baths and showers gave him minimal help. He couldn’t keep any food or liquids down and had visited the emergency room on several occasions to help with dehydration. This led to his death from swelling of the brain, heart, and kidneys. (hyponatremia, cerebral edema, pulmonary edema, acute kidney injury/failure, and seizures).
Concentrated cannabis took Brandon away from his family, who loved him tremendously. He would’ve been an amazing father, but we will never see that now. It’s left an ocean-sized void in our lives that constantly feels rubbed in our faces when we drive down the street and pass countless dispensaries. We’ve been called liars about how he died, and we feel extremely small compared to an industry where we can never afford to go against LEGALIZED DRUG DEALERS.
Concentrated cannabis is highly toxic to the human body. Not only is it addictive, but it can cause physical dependence, anxiety, agitation, paranoia, and psychosis. One study of patients in the emergency room found that roughly 1 in 3 who reported smoking cannabis 20 or more times a month had CHS. At the very least, concentrated forms of cannabis need to be regulated and warnings put on them, just like alcohol and tobacco.
Erika Danielson
Mother of Brandon Danielson (27 yrs)
