Were fears of cannabis laced with a deadly opioid overblown by state leaders?
A series of incidents last year led Connecticut to announce it had the first lab-confirmed cases of cannabis with fentanyl in our state, and possibly the nation.
They may want to walk that back a little.
Last fall, the state Department of Public Health (DPH) said it believed the deadly opioid was connected to 39 overdoses in Connecticut, where people had to be revived with naloxone, otherwise known as Narcan.
The people treated claimed they were only using cannabis, and state lab technicians had concerns about a pattern.
You can view the whole article at this link State Slow to Correct Fentanyl-Laced Cannabis Report