by Christine Tatum | Apr 13, 2015 | Media, Uncategorized
I am honored to have worked with the editorial board and publisher of The (Colorado Springs) Gazette on a perspective series about marijuana legalization titled “Clearing the Haze.” I am a journalist and a native North Carolinian — the...
by Christine Tatum | Mar 24, 2015 | Research, Uncategorized
Marijuana-legalization advocates frequently claim the National Institute on Drug Abuse has a monopoly on marijuana research and is biased in the projects it decides to fund. To support the claim, this quote, which first appeared in the New York Times in 2010, is often...
by Christine Tatum | Feb 28, 2015 | Athletic Wellness
When we care more about the people who are playing a sport than the scoreboard, everyone’s better for it. Take a look at this remarkable story, reported by CBS, about one Texas high school’s extraordinary efforts to demonstrate sportsmanship and concern...
by Christine Tatum | Jan 26, 2015 | Marijuana, Public Policy, Uncategorized
The American Academy of Pediatrics — a professional organization of 62,000 pediatricians committed to optimal physical, mental and social health for children, adolescents and young adults — today reaffirmed its strong stance against marijuana legalization...
by Christine Tatum | Dec 15, 2014 | Marijuana, Research, Uncategorized
National and local reports about adolescent marijuana use are not trending in a good direction — and both suggest youth living in states where marijuana is legalized face higher risks associated with the drug’s use. First, the local report: Arrests related...