by Christine Tatum | Aug 23, 2014 | Marijuana, Media, Uncategorized
It’s a Friday night, and we decided to assemble a casual focus group at home to review major elements of the $2 million marijuana-prevention campaign the State of Colorado is aiming at youth. In mere minutes and over slices of pizza (extra cheese), our...
by Christine Tatum | May 4, 2014 | Marijuana, Public Policy, Uncategorized
Yesterday, the checkout line at my favorite Lowe’s Home Improvement store was so long that I watched an obviously frustrated man walk away from a shopping cart that easily contained what would have been a $250 purchase. The people in front of me and behind me...
by Christine Tatum | Apr 25, 2014 | Marijuana, Media, Uncategorized
Another study, another day — OK, make that months — of misleading news reports about what it means. This time, the study is published in the Journal of Adolescent Health. While many news organizations are beginning to pick it up, I’ll focus on...
by Christine Tatum | Feb 24, 2014 | People Making A Difference, Uncategorized
Matt Bellace has a Ph.D. in clinical nueropsychology — that’s the study of the brain and behavior — and somehow still manages to be a really funny guy. For nearly two decades, he has traveled the United States and Canada to encourage more than...
by Christine Tatum | Feb 21, 2014 | People Making A Difference, Uncategorized
George Ochieng Odalo directs the Slum Child Foundation, a Kenyan nonprofit organization working with children and youth in the slums and streets of Nairobi. Within hours of news stories first reporting President Obama’s remarks about marijuana to The New Yorker,...