by Christine Tatum | Jan 19, 2018 | Marijuana, Research
Researchers reporting in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) have found that both adolescent cannabis use and cigarette use are associated with increased risk of psychosis. The association was greater for cannabis, according to their study,...
by Chris Thurstone | Dec 11, 2017 | Marijuana, Research
The latest National Survey on Drug Use and Health contains good, bad and ugly news. I’ll take it from the top — and focus on youth marijuana use in Colorado, where I serve as medical director of one of the state’s largest adolescent...
by Christine Tatum | Aug 29, 2017 | Marijuana
A new review of nearly 14,000 research articles and studies has found there is little to no evidence that cannabis alleviates chronic pain in adults. The full report, funded by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Quality Enhancement Research Initiative and...
by Christine Tatum | Jul 24, 2017 | Denver's Health, Marijuana
To learn more about the latest National Survey on Drug Use and Health, click here and here.
by Christine Tatum | Jul 21, 2017 | Featured, Marijuana, Public Policy
Smart Colorado, a nonprofit organization focused on protecting youth from the harmful effects of marijuana use and legalization, has produced a video featuring perspectives that often don’t make it into news coverage. In Colorado, marijuana use among adolescents...
by Christine Tatum | Jan 12, 2017 | Marijuana, Research
After a review of more than 10,000 peer-reviewed academic articles, The National Academies of Science (NAS) has concluded that marijuana use is related to several health problems, including: – mental health problems, such as suicidal thought, psychosis and...