On November 15, 2021, a Connecticut Public Health Alert cited from the Connecticut Overdose Response Strategy and the Department of Health reported a "lab-confirmed" case of fentanyl-laced weed. However, there are many reasons to be skeptical of this report, and even more reasons to be warry of fearful drug information released by police.
There is a long history of law enforcement claiming drug dealers are lacing weed with fentanyl, but evidence for this has always been limited and anecdotal, used to justify an ongoing war on drugs.
The claim of a lab-confirmed case of fentanyl-laced weed is the first instance reported in the state of Connecticut and in the country. Cases of fentanyl-laced weed are extremely rare and largely a myth spread by police to bolster a war on drugs that law enforcement has a vested interest in.
Fentanyl can be a dangerous drug if used recreationally and irresponsibly as the drug is fifty times more potent than heroin. The problem, however, is police do not seize and test cannabis at the same rate as other drugs, and often reports on the dangers of laced weed are unfounded.