Gray died in August 2015 shortly after a beating by several Vancouver police officers that left him with severe injuries.
A statement from the B.C. Prosecution Service in December 2020 announcing its decision not to pursue charges against the officers involved in the struggle to arrest Gray noted that toxicology evidence showed he’d ingested kratom, and a pathologist found the drug may have been a contributing factor in his death.
“It just gives you an idea that you might want to look further into it,” said Shapiro, who is the associate scientific director of toxicology at the B.C. Centre for Disease Control. It’s consumed recreationally around the world, with some people using it to self-medicate for conditions such as depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder, Shapiro said.Article content
However, he said further testing to confirm the finding and determine the potential concentration of THC in Gray’s system was not performed, and Gray’s samples have since been destroyed in accordance with the lab’s standard practices.
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