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...
by Christine Tatum | Dec 23, 2016 | Marijuana, Research
Two federal surveys tracking drug use rates show marijuana use continues to rise in Colorado. Monitoring the Future First, let’s look at the national Monitoring the Future study conducted by researchers at the University of Michigan for the National Institute on...
by Christine Tatum | Aug 31, 2016 | Marijuana, Public Policy
The Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area has released its fourth report on the impact of marijuana on the state of Colorado. Problems associated with the drug continue trending in the wrong direction. The agency, also known as RMHIDTA, is part of a...
by Christine Tatum | Aug 11, 2016 | Marijuana, Public Policy
After many months of rigorous review that included careful evaluation of the world body of science, the Obama administration’s Drug Enforcement Administration announced today that marijuana’s Schedule 1 drug classification will remain intact, and the...
by Chris Thurstone | Jul 5, 2016 | Marijuana, Research
Given that the health of American youth is in question and that so many states base their policies on reports issued by the State of Colorado, it is important to understand what the 2015 Healthy Kids Colorado Survey (HKCS) actually tells us. The survey’s results...