Obama on marijuana: where’s the full story?
News coverage about marijuana legalization is fairly predictable. If there’s even a toehold to support driving this addictive substance into the country, count on splashy headlines. Today’s breathless summaries of President Barack Obama’s remarks on...
When journalists hide marijuana use
I’m just adding this internal memo, sent to The Denver Post’s staff Dec. 31 by Linda Shapley, director of newsroom operations, to our files. Earlier the same day, The New York Daily News called, asking if I could file a story about the opening of...
Number of THC+ drivers spikes in Washington
The number of traffic cases involving drivers who tested positive for marijuana use is projected to increase this year by more than 50 percent over 2012. Here’s a look at the numbers, analyzed and reported by Washington state toxicologist Fiona Couper....
And the beat goes on
A long time ago, Dr. T and I stopped caring about criticism leveled at us — which explains why it’s November, and I’m just now seeing this breathless report by Michael Roberts published June 19 in Westword. That would be the Denver alt-weekly with a...Read the book
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