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Jan 15, 2022, 3:14amUpdated 17h ago By: News 12 Staff For a second day in a row, young students in Connecticut were sent to the hospital after eating candy believed to have been laced with THC – the active ingredient in marijuana. New Haven officials say a total of five seventh grade students have become ill. All five students are expected to be OK. In Hartford, two students are home after being hospitalized in a similar incident, but one 13-year-old remains in critical condition after reportedly ingesting fentanyl.

(WFSB) – Experts say the opioid crisis is getting worse during the pandemic. Overdoes deaths have increased, and the drug fentanyl is to blame. Eyewitness News spoke with recovery coaches who said the opioid crisis has shifted. Fentanyl is making it more difficult to treat people if they survive. Experts say the opioid crisis is getting worse during the pandemic. “The level of fentanyl that is available in our community right now is devastating,” said Dr. Jim O’Dea, Vice President of Behavioral Health Network at Hartford HealthCare. Experts say the opioid epidemic has reached another crisis level, with the pandemic…

@DeanIWright BRISTOL – Bristol City Council scheduled a public hearing for a pair of ordinances looking to prohibit the use of cannabis in city park spaces. The hearing is set for Feb. 1 at 5 p.m. at the Bristol Ordinances Committee. The proposed ordinance amendment reads, “It shall be prohibited, at all times, for any individual to smoke and/or use any tobacco or cannabis product in any form while at a city park or recreational property.” The city already prohibits smoking and tobacco use in parks. The second ordinance amendment defines legally what a park or recreational property is as…

Navigate the fast-moving cannabis sector with 420 Investor, a premium service that sends real-time alerts and explanations of the news below and much more. Summary  Michigan cannabis sales in December were quite strong 420 Investor model portfolios have returned -5.3% to -1.0% year-to-date, while the Global Cannabis Stock Index has lost 2.5% Review Similar to Illinois, Michigan closed out 2021 with a very strong month. Adult-use sales rose 119% from a year ago and 12% from November to $135 million. Combined with medical, overall sales grew 10% sequentially and 66% from a year ago to $168 million. During the week, I shared these…

Vermont Democratic and Progressive lawmakers filed a new bill this week to decriminalize drug possession—a policy they hope will serve as a harm reduction tool that can also help to address racial disparities in enforcement. Reps. Logan Nicoll (D) and Selene Colburn (P) introduced the legislation, which would make possession and distribution of low levels of currently illicit drugs punishable by a $50 fine, without the threat of jail time. People could have the fee waived by completing a health screening that would be facilitated through a new treatment referral system. The bill would amend state statute on drug possession…

Delaware lawmakers on Wednesday filed a newly revised marijuana legalization bill that has several changes from a previous version that passed a House committee last year but stalled ahead of a scheduled floor vote amid disagreements about equity provisions. Rep. Ed Osienski (D) is sponsoring the legislation again. It would allow adults 21 and older to purchase and possess up to one ounce of cannabis, but it would not provide a home grow option. A marijuana commissioner under the state Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Enforcement would be responsible for regulating the cannabis market and issuing business licenses for retailers,…

Delaware lawmakers on Wednesday filed a newly revised marijuana legalization bill that has several changes from a previous version that passed a House committee last year but stalled ahead of a scheduled floor vote amid disagreements about equity provisions. Rep. Ed Osienski (D) is sponsoring the legislation again. It would allow adults 21 and older to purchase and possess up to one ounce of cannabis, but it would not provide a home grow option. A marijuana commissioner under the state Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Enforcement would be responsible for regulating the cannabis market and issuing business licenses for retailers,…

“I and my husband both voted for cannabis legalization. I’m liberal, [an] old hippie type. I don’t want people to go to jail for smoking pot or dealing a little weed.” Rensenbrink said. “But I regret it. At this point, I really regret it.” People have grown marijuana illegally in southern Oregon for at least half a century. It was easy to conceal illicit activity in private woods and national forests when the nearest human could easily be a few miles away. But there’s nothing hidden about what’s going on now. The Red Mountain Golf Course, a 24-acre plot of…