CT High School Student Overdoses On Suspected Marijuana Laced With Fentanyl, Police Say – Daily Voice
Police are investigating after a student allegedly overdosed on fentanyl-laced marijuana at a Connecticut high school. The incident took place around 11 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 3, in Hartford County in Bloomfield when police responded to Bloomfield High School for a medical call. According to Lt. James Salvatore, of the Bloomfield Police, when officers arrived they found a 16-year-old student in the security officer suffering from an apparent drug overdose. Officers and school staff provided first aid to the student including administering multiple doses of “Narcan” to help reverse the effects of a potential opioid overdose, Salvatore said. The student was transported to the Connecticut…
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How to use an at-home drug test
How to use an at-home drug test | Leafly Link copied to your clipboard Leafly Leafly ® Loading… Where are you from? noyes Remember me for 30 days. I confirm that this is not a shared device. Darn! You’re not old enough to use Leafly. Redirecting you to By accessing this site, you accept the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. For many people who consume cannabis on a regular basis in any form, drug tests (and the potential consequences of failing) can hang out in the back of the mind. Though many of us now live in states where…
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Governors Leading to Strengthen Traffic Safety by Reducing Impaired Driving – National Governors Association
This report looks at the findings from a 2019–2021 learning collaborative in which NGA hosted experts from academia, government, and the private sector to discuss a range of emerging issues in reducing impaired driving using traffic safety data. (Download) Executive Summary Impaired driving is a complex social and public health challenge that requires a data-driven and multi-disciplinary response. Governors are uniquely positioned to facilitate the kinds of collaboration necessary for effective interventions through a whole-of-government approach. Since 2018, the National Governors Association (NGA) has worked to promote Governors’ policies to improve roadway safety and reduce impaired driving. Annually, alcohol-impaired driving kills over…
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Connecticut’s Cannabis Chamber of Commerce to launch on Tuesday – WSHU
Connecticut’s newly-regulated cannabis marketplace now has its own chamber of commerce. The first meeting of the Connecticut Cannabis Chamber of Commerce is on Tuesday. Adam Wood, a founding member of the chamber who has been involved in the lobbying effort to legalize marijuana in the state, said it would help people from communities affected by drug policing participate in the emerging new industry. “We want to be a resource to connect all different participants and entrants into this industry here in Connecticut to the resources they need and educate folks to give them the tools they need to compete in…
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Pantone’s color of the year is a perfect match with these gorgeous terpenes
Pantone’s color of the year is a perfect match with these gorgeous terpenes | Leafly Link copied to your clipboard Leafly Leafly ® Loading… Where are you from? noyes Remember me for 30 days. I confirm that this is not a shared device. Darn! You’re not old enough to use Leafly. Redirecting you to By accessing this site, you accept the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Pantone recently announced its color of the year, Very Peri, a “dynamic periwinkle blue hue with a vivifying violet red undertone” that appears purple to the naked eye. The color connoisseurs at Pantone…
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The Week In Weed: February 4, 2022 – Cannabis & Hemp – United States – Mondaq News Alerts
United States: The Week In Weed: February 4, 2022 07 February 2022 Seyfarth Shaw LLP To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. The SAFE Act rises like the phoenix once again. An Ohio initiative heads to the legislature. Idaho legalizes hemp. Illinois has more licensing problems. And finally, if you’re a woman who likes hemp drinks, Pepsi has a new product just for you. ***BREAKING NEWS*** Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves (R) signed the medical marijuana…
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Schumer’s cannabis bill timeline announced (Newsletter: February 7, 2022) – Marijuana Moment
House & Senate in marijuana banking talks; WI gov vetoes cannabis penalty bill; DEA psilocybin rescheduling petition Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible… Free to read (but not free to produce)! We’re proud of our newsletter and the reporting we publish at Marijuana Moment, and we’re happy to provide it for free. But it takes a lot of work and resources to make this happen. Paula Collins, The Morton Street Group: “As a…
Read More »Cannabis Store Co-owned By Top Virginia Senator Sells Mislabeled Products With Illegal THC Content, Media Investigation Finds – Marijuana Moment
“I’m a 78 year grandma who legalized pot and now has her own cannibis [sic] store… Did I mention my store is on High Street…?” By Ned Oliver, Virginia Mercury The Lucky Charms cereal bars for sale at Sen. Louise Lucas’s cannabis shop in Portsmouth feature a stoned cartoon leprechaun and a warning that it “contains cannabis, a Schedule 1 controlled substance.” The label, it turns out, is only partially accurate. Lab testing shows the marshmallow treat does contain delta-9 THC—the main intoxicating ingredient in pot—which remains illegal to sell in Virginia even after lawmakers legalized marijuana possession last year….
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