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First fentanyl-laced weed case confirmed
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Alex Halperin
Nov 18, 2021
Nov 18, 2021
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Long the subject of scare stories, Connecticut authorities are reporting what they believe to be the first confirmed case of fentanyl-laced cannabis.
Forbes
- According to the New England HIDTA, between July and October there were 39 cases of patients who exhibited symptoms of opioid overdose but denied using opioids.
- Several of the more recent cases were in Plymouth, Conn. The state has not yet opened its REC market.
- It’s not clear who mixed the compounds or why.
- Chris Roberts writes: “As with fentanyl-tainted cocaine and methamphetamine, there are myriad explanations for how and why this could happen, ranging from the nefarious to the extremely dumb.”
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- U.S. fatal opioid ODs surpassed 100,000 in the yearlong period ending April 2021, a grim record.
N.Y. Times - I found “Dopesick,” the new Hulu series about the opioid crisis, to be compelling and powerful.
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