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Introduction: It is one of most abused substances all over the world. It is produced from the Cannabis sativa and induces its main effects by delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol [THC]. Clinical effects consist in respiratory, central nervous system, pshyciatric health, and these are generally transient. This report presents a complicated mortal case followed with chronic use.Case Report: A 35-year-old male patient was brought to the emergency department with unconciousness, agitation and acute right hemiplegia. There was only a chronic infarction on cerebral computerised tomography. All the laboratory results were in normal range except fibrinogen and D-dimer. Cerebral Magnetic Resonance Imaging [MRI] and MR Angiography [MRA] showed the lesion to be related to an acute middle cerebral artery [MCA] infarction. Ecocardiography revealed cardiac akinesia and a decreased ejection fraction. On the third day of admission, his relatives explained his chronic regular abuse of high dose hashish, a kind of marijuana, for along time. Samples were sent to the laboratory for identification of all toxicological parameters; however THC was the only positive result. The clinical prognosis was very poor. He had died in the intensive care unit on the seventh day.Conclusion: Marijuana can be seriously harmful to cardiovascular and cerebral systems with mortal complications in chronic use

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