HEMP-CT - Bye-Bye Mattress - St. Francis Hospital

This week as state lawmakers are weighing bills to legalize marijuana - and consumer officials expand the types of ailments that qualify patients for medical marijuana - host John Voket will be opening and closing the show covering the issue. First, we'll chat with HEMP CT, which has supported several laws tied to medical marijuana, hemp use in manufacturing, and is lobbying to legalize pot for recreational use. Then we'll wrap learning about a hospital-based study using medical marijuana instead of opioids for post surgical pain relief. And in-between we'll catch up with the folks at Bye-Bye Mattress to find out how Connecticut's pioneering mattress recycling program is working, and putting residents to work while saving the planet!