The Hartford Currant reports that the state of Connecticut has approved the study of medical marijuana as a painkiller for traumatic injuries: A first-of-its-kind research program by a St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center team to gauge the effectiveness of medical marijuana as a painkiller for traumatic injuries such as broken ribs has been approved by the … [Read more...] about In The News – Connecticut Approves St. Francis Hospital Research Into Marijuana As Alternative To Opioid Painkillers