“With hopes of eventually helping to curb the opioid epidemic, doctors at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center will soon begin testing whether marijuana is a viable alternative to opioids for pain control in patients with rib fractures.

The study will be the first state-approved research on medical marijuana, part of a law passed this spring that grants immunity under Connecticut law to those participating in approved studies….”

http://ctmirror.org/2016/12/16/st-francis-to-test-marijuana-as-alternative-to-o

St. Francis to test marijuana as alternative to opioids