by Christine Tatum | Mar 17, 2017 | Public Policy
The United Nations’ 60th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs today wrapped up a week of meetings in Vienna, Austria, where world drug policy experts advocated for stronger efforts to prevent harms associated with drug use. Among them was Pubudu...
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 Christine Tatum | Apr 28, 2016 | Marijuana, Public Policy
The City and County of Pueblo’s three largest healthcare providers are backing a ballot initiative to end commercial marijuana for recreational use. Among their physicians’ chilling findings: Half of all babies born at one hospital last month tested...
by Christine Tatum | Apr 25, 2016 | Marijuana, Public Policy
During a landmark special session in New York last week, the United Nations reaffirmed its commitment to upholding the international drug conventions that are the cornerstone of world drug policy. It was a resounding defeat for proponents of the legalization of...
by Christine Tatum | Feb 10, 2016 | People Making A Difference, Public Policy
My friend, George Ochieng Odalo, serves as director of the Slum Child Foundation, a nonprofit organization assisting children living on the streets and in the most unstable households of Nairobi, Kenya. Today, on his first visit to the United States, he will address...