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The Connecticut Department of Public Health reported 11 fentanyl-laced marijuana overdose cases in July, nine in August, nine in September and 10 in October. The cases occurred all over Connecticut with no apparent pattern. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, just two milligrams of fentanyl can be a lethal dose.

Connecticut Department of Public Health warns of fentanyl-laced marijuana spike

Giselle Oldani '22, Web Managing Editor November 24, 2021

Officials from the Connecticut Overdose Response Strategy and the Department of Public Health issued a warning last week concerning a rise in marijuana laced with fentanyl. In the past four months, the...

Chase Dunlap was recently appointed as the new tenth grade Assistant Principal.

Last week today: RTM, Dunlap, Triple E

Eddie Kiev '20, Web Managing Editor October 10, 2019

Marijuana, which is classified by the Federal Government as a Schedule I drug, has been legalized by 11 states and Washington, DC in recent years. Many believe that Connecticut’s State Legislature will legalize it within the next few legislative sessions.

RTM rejects attempt to ban sale of recreational marijuana

Andreas Lolis ’21, Paper News Editor October 6, 2019

The Westport Representative Town Meeting (RTM) voted down an ordinance that would ban the sale of recreational marijuana in Westport for two years if and when the state legalizes it. Jimmy Izzo, RTM Member...

Graphic by Jack Dennison ’21

Non-medical marijuana will pose a harm to Westport

Jack Dennison '21 May 30, 2019

Thirty-five years ago, President Ronald Reagan declared a war on drugs. Now, it seems as if illegal substances have won the war as marijuana dispensaries are finding a home here in Westport. The state...

Legalizing marijuana in Canada will transform Staples

Legalizing marijuana in Canada will transform Staples

Sam Zuckerman '21, Staff Writer December 5, 2018

Marijuana has always been a hot topic amongst people all over the western world. Heck, there are even political parties in the United States that are dedicated to legalizing weed. There has also always...

Legalization of marijuana in California podcast

Legalization of marijuana in California podcast

January 15, 2018

By Roxy Augeri '20 and Julia Lombardo '20

Parents Attend Marijuana Awareness Meeting

Parents Attend Marijuana Awareness Meeting

Jack Zapfel, Staff Writer November 19, 2015

On Friday, November 13th, concerned parents, of Westport, attended a New York University Addiction Psychiatry: Emerging Drugs of Abuse meeting, focused on marijuana at town hall in Westport from 10:00...

Despite consequences, edibles prove popular

Despite consequences, edibles prove popular

Bailey Ethier and Jane Levy April 7, 2015

*Names that have been changed Sitting in her social studies class, a senior girl raises her hand to ask her teacher if she may go to the bathroom. Hands in her pockets and head lowered, she enters the...

An Inklings poll showed that Staples students consider the illegal marijuana more socially acceptable than cigarettes, which are legal for those over the age of eighteen.  However, the National Institute on Drug Abuse reported that marijuana smoke contains 50-70 percent more cancer-causing hydrocarbons than tobacco smoke. |Photo-Graphic by Lucas Hammerman 10 and Ashley Bonett 10

Smoker’s Choice: Poll Shows Students Feel Marijuana Is More Socially Acceptable than Cigarettes

December 8, 2009
Illegal marijuana is considered more socially acceptable by Staples students than cigarettes according to an Inklings poll.
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