News & Views
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 marijuana...
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 sales of this...
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 better than...
Colorado grants more pot licenses to youth
The number of Coloradans ages 18-20 who have been granted medical marijuana licenses has increased every year for the last four and appears on track to increase again in 2013, according to data released by the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment....
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...
Riggs: ‘What was CNN smokin’?’
Last night, I watched Dr. Sanjay Gupta's documentary, "Weed," which aired on CNN and included a snippet of my two-hour interview with the production team. As I previously wrote, I wanted to reserve judgment until seeing it for myself. Unfortunately, this documentary...
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 concerned...
Making another note …
For those of us keeping score at home: Michael Roberts and his editors at Denver alt-weekly Westword on July 30 published a third report mentioning Dr. Thurstone by name (and running a photo of him) without giving him a chance to respond or comment before publication....
Thurstone among 2013 ‘Top Docs’
I'm humbled to be named one of Denver's "Top Doctors" in this months' edition of 5280 magazine. For the second time, I’m listed in the addiction psychiatry section along with Dr. Jonathan Ritvo, medical director of the Center for Dependence, Addiction and...
Introducing ‘Encompass’
Encompass is the only evidence-based treatment program that integrates care for psychiatric and substance-use disorders in adolescents and young adults.
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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.