CT Officials Warn Of Marijuana Laced With Fentanyl After Dozens Of Overdoses – Darien Daily Voice
Health officials in Connecticut have issued a warning regarding fentanyl-laced marijuana after dozens of overdoses. The Connecticut Overdose Response Strategy and the Connecticut Department of Public Health, have recently received reports of overdose patients who have exhibited opioid overdose symptoms and required naloxone for revival. The patients denied any opioid use and claimed to have only smoked marijuana, the department said. Recent incidents where only marijuana use was reported but naloxone was required: July 2021 – 11 cases August 2021 – nine cases September 2021 – nine cases Oct.1 – 26, 2021 – 10 cases Several jurisdictions had multiple overdoses…
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CT Officials Warn Of Marijuana Laced With Fentanyl After Dozens Of Overdoses – Northern Highlands Daily Voice
Health officials in Connecticut have issued a warning regarding fentanyl-laced marijuana after dozens of overdoses. The Connecticut Overdose Response Strategy and the Connecticut Department of Public Health, have recently received reports of overdose patients who have exhibited opioid overdose symptoms and required naloxone for revival. The patients denied any opioid use and claimed to have only smoked marijuana, the department said. Recent incidents where only marijuana use was reported but naloxone was required: July 2021 – 11 cases August 2021 – nine cases September 2021 – nine cases Oct.1 – 26, 2021 – 10 cases Several jurisdictions had multiple overdoses…
Read More »This New Study Completely Debunks a Major Anti-Cannabis Talking Point
Canada was not the first nation to legalize cannabis for adult use. That title will always go to Uruguay, which legalized cannabis roughly half a decade before Canada. However, Canada was the first G-7 nation to legalize cannabis for adult use, and still remains the only G-7 country to do so. Canada’s legalization model is much more open compared to Uruguay, with anyone of legal age being able to make a purchase since the start of legalization in Canada in 2018. The North American country instantly became a unique public policy experiment, and lawmakers and cannabis enthusiasts from around the globe have…
Read More »Pot shops to be welcomed so far in 13 Hudson Valley municipalities – The Journal News / Lohud.com
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Read More »Best Delta 8 THC Tincture Brands of 2022 – Top Oil & Drops [Reviewed] – Auburn Reporter
Hold onto your knickers folks: THC is finally federally legal! Well, sort of. Let us explain… As you may or may not know, the cannabinoid world is expanding. So far, scientists have been able to identify over a 100 cannabinoids within the cannabis plant, which includes both hemp and marijuana. That’s pretty amazing, if we do say so ourselves. And one of those cannabinoids just so happens to be an analog of THC. If you’re scratching your head at this point, wondering what the heck we’re talking about, hold tight. In other words, “analogs” are simply variants of THC. For…
Read More »Latham Bursts Onto Cannabis Scene in France With CBD Victory – Law.com
Latham & Watkins is making its mark on the booming field of cannabis law in Europe, securing victory in a landmark case before the French Court of Appeals over the marketing of CBD-based products. Confirming a November 2020 decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union, the appeals court in Aix-en-Provence last week dismissed all criminal charges against Latham client Antonin Cohen, co-director of the vaping products company KanaVape. The French court’s action upheld the EU ruling that member states may not ban the marketing of cannabidiol, or CBD, a non-psychotropic chemical present in the Cannabis sativa plant,…
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Meet Congress’ new Republican cannabis caucus
Meet Congress’ new Republican cannabis caucus – 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. Last week’s introduction of a new Republican-led marijuana legalization bill wasn’t merely a conservative response to existing Democratic proposals. It also acted as a coming-out party for the GOP’s new generation of legalization advocates. The States Reform Act represents a…
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Connecticut officials issue warning about fentanyl-laced marijuana – CBS News
Health officials in Connecticut have issued a warning about fentanyl-laced marijuana, which is being eyed in a rash of overdoses throughout the state. Since July, 39 overdoses requiring the use of naloxone for revival have been reported. In each case, the person involved said they had only smoked marijuana, but officials said they exhibited opioid symptoms. A cluster of cases was reported in October in Plymouth, though officials say incidents have been dispersed across the state. A lab test of some of the marijuana used in one of the Plymouth cases confirmed the presence of fentanyl, a potent and potentially…
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