Rob Corry: Pot’s fearless leader
Why is Colorado lawyer Rob Corry still permitted to practice law? And what else has to happen before he recognizes his life is a far greater cause to champion than marijuana legalization? Mr. Corry, 46, is one of the nation’s prominent voices supporting...
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...
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...
Why worry about lead, but not weed?
A few months ago, Jody Hensley, a sharp thinker and supporter of the nonprofit Massachusetts Prevention Alliance and co-coordinator of SAM Massachusetts, which seeks to curb drug abuse and addiction in the Commonwealth, asked a great question at an event in Boston...
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...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.