We need ‘health-first’ approach to pot
I’m glad the New York Daily News thought to contact me for tomorrow’s editions. I understand from my wife, a longtime newspaper reporter, what happens to copy when space is tight. However, I also want you to see the full version of what I wrote because the...
AMA opposes marijuana legalization
Today, I applaud the American Medical Association, the United States’ largest professional organization for physicians, for rejecting marijuana legalization — and the launch of another tobacco-like industry. The AMA has issued a clarion call despite heavy...
Pot plagues Colorado schools
Though the hard numbers for the 2013-14 academic year aren’t in, officials with the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) say the state’s schools
Our time with pot will tell
Today, United States Attorney General Eric Holder announced our nation’s Department of Justice is taking a “trust-but-verify” approach to marijuana that allows the states of Colorado and Washington to proceed with tax-and-licensing schemes for retail...
Colorado stinks at pot regulation
Two audits released this week by Colorado government officials show the weaknesses and abject failures of this state’s efforts to regulate so-called “medical” marijuana. They also cast a harsh spotlight on the accuracy of news coverage that is...Read the book
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