Colorado, put public health and safety first
Because Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper appointed me to serve on a task force charged with recommending to the state legislature how to implement a constitutional amendment making recreational marijuana use legal in this state, I have become more aware of potential...Meet Project SAM
Having sat through two meetings of the Colorado task force I have been appointed to by Gov. John Hickenlooper to recommend a regulatory framework for recreational marijuana use in this state, it is clearer to me than ever that our nation needs to have far more...
Don’t call us? We’ll call you out.
What a coincidence. Today, journalists representing eight news agencies contacted me, seeking interviews with my husband, Dr. Christian Thurstone, whom Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper recently named to a task force that will make various recommendations to state...
CO governor names Thurstone to marijuana task force
Gov. Hickenlooper signs Amendment 64 proclamation, creates task force to recommend needed legislative actions DENVER — Monday, Dec. 10, 2012 — Gov. John Hickenlooper today signed an Executive Order that makes an “official declaration of the vote” related to Amendment...
Marijuana’s congressional champions
Drug policy is a vital matter of public health and safety that should be rooted in evidence-based science, so pay close attention when elected officials with no formal training in drug-abuse prevention and treatment, medical research and law enforcement push...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.