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Connecticut Has Quietly Tested Hundreds of Cannabis Products. Now It Is Expanding Its Reference Lab

State records show Connecticut has operated a government cannabis testing program for years, tested more than 265 samples submitted by regulators, and planned its laboratory as an oversight operation for private cannabis labs. Now the state is adding microbiological testing for mold, Aspergillus and other pathogens using qPCR.

September 23, 2026

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Would Fentanyl Survive a Burning Joint? Examining the “Fentanyl-Laced Cannabis” Claim

The phrase “fentanyl-laced cannabis” is frightening because fentanyl is frightening. Nobody serious should minimize fentanyl. It is potent, dangerous, and responsible for mass overdose deaths across the country.

June 10, 2026

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FBI-Linked Blue Hills Investigation Raises Questions Near the Social Equity System

A federal investigation into the collapse of a Hartford nonprofit is raising new oversight questions that now sit uncomfortably close to Connecticut’s cannabis social equity system.

April 26, 2026

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Connecticut Has Quietly Tested Hundreds of Cannabis Products. Now It Is Expanding Its Reference Lab

Would Fentanyl Survive a Burning Joint? Examining the “Fentanyl-Laced Cannabis” Claim

FBI-Linked Blue Hills Investigation Raises Questions Near the Social Equity System