How Mr. Cheney should’ve answered Dr. Gupta
This week, Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s sometimes contentious interview with former United States Vice President Richard “Dick” Cheney appeared on CBS’ “60 Minutes.” The doctor aggressively questioned — OK, it would be fair to say...
Breathes, er, Boyd blows it
Denver’s alt-weekly newspaper, Westword, is heavily subsidized by the marijuana industry — so of course it has a pot critic who basically gets high for a living to enlighten the rest of us about Colorado dispensaries and whether this strain of weed is...
Riggs: ‘What was CNN smokin’?’
Last night, I watched Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s documentary, “Weed,” which aired on CNN and included a snippet of my two-hour interview with the production team. As I previously wrote, I wanted to reserve judgment until seeing it for myself. Unfortunately,...
Seeking clarity from Dr. Gupta
Many people have asked for comment about Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s mea culpa yesterday regarding his views of marijuana as medicine. I will be featured in a segment of his upcoming documentary on the subject and will reserve judgment until I view it. However, I’m...
Making another note …
For those of us keeping score at home: Michael Roberts and his editors at Denver alt-weekly Westword on July 30 published a third report mentioning Dr. Thurstone by name (and running a photo of him) without giving him a chance to respond or comment before publication....Read the book
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