Connecticut State Health Officials Warn of Marijuana With Fentanyl After Reports of Overdoses

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November 30, 2021

"This is the first lab confirmed case of marijuana with fentanyl in Connecticut and possibly the first confirmed case in United States," DPH Commissioner Dr. Manisha Juthani said.

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