Tax pot, and we’ll come out ahead? Riiiiight.
A common justification for marijuana legalization goes something like this: “We should just tax it and regulate it like we do alcohol and tobacco. We could use some of that money to help with the costs of addiction treatment.” Yeah, um, no. Substance...
Sabet’s drug policy principles
I’m a doctor who focuses on the treatment of people who struggle with substance abuse, dependence and addiction and a variety of other health problems associated with their drug use. I conduct medical research to develop new treatments for them and improve the...Mile High Macaroons: marijuana medicalization in Colorado
This article was originally published in The Journal of Global Drug Policy and Practice in 2011. Authors: Abraham M. Nussbaum, MD, MTS, Christian Thurstone, MD Abstract Since the passage of Amendment 20 in November 2000, over two percent of Colorado’s population...
Reflections from a public hearing about marijuana
Egads. Do I know my way around a public hearing. As a longtime journalist, I have spent countless hours in government meeting halls listening and watching and listening and watching and … So, when my husband, Dr. Christian Thurstone, was asked to testify March...Read the book
Clearing the Haze is a guide designed to help parents determine whether their child may have a substance problem and, if so, how to begin to address it. This book includes the voices and insight of experts in substance abuse counseling, young people in recovery, and parents who have lived the nightmare of adolescent addiction.