News & Views
Have we got mail
As you might imagine, 4/20 and the week following are interesting ones for my husband, Dr. Christian Thurstone, and me. This morning, Chris, medical director of one of Colorado's largest adolescent substance-abuse-treatment programs, was off to the races with parents...
Denver Office of Drug Strategy on A64
The Denver Office of Drug Strategy submitted a report to inform the Denver City Council's deliberations concerning implementation of Amendment 64, which Colorado voters approved in 2012 to legalize recreational marijuana. The report, authored by Vanessa M. Fenley, is...
Denver mayor on marijuana legalization
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock has issued a strong statement regarding implementation of Amendment 64. In a letter, dated April 8, 2013, and addressed to a city council committee charged with recommending local regulatory enforcement of the amendment, the mayor stated...
Research: England’s relaxed laws a mistake?
When it comes to marijuana decriminalization, much of Europe is way ahead of us -- and their policies have failed. Miserably. And yes, that goes for The Netherlands, where they're working diligently to lower use rates and reverse liberal policies. Today, the results...
Medical Marijuana Use and Parenting: A Qualitative Study
The results of this research were published in April 2013 in Adolescent Psychiatry. Study Title: Medical Marijuana Use and Parenting: A Qualitative Study Authors: Thurstone, Christian; A. Binswanger, Ingrid; F. Corsi, Karen; J. Rinehart, Deborah; E. Booth, Robert...
Base DUID laws on responsible research
Since mid-December 2012, Ed Wood has sent weekly e-mails to the Colorado legislature. Each one-page message focuses on a single issue related to drugged driving. Mr. Wood is an expert on the subject and ardently champions more sensible drugged-driving laws and...
State-run? Do the research.
When the joint select committee of the Colorado House and Senate met for the first time March 15 to devise ways to implement an amendment legalizing recreational marijuana use in this state, it decided to remove from further consideration the idea of a state-run...
‘How deep must we sink?’
Ed Wood is an expert on issues related to drugged driving -- which is chief among the reasons Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper appointed him to serve on a task force charged with recommending regulations of marijuana to the state's legislature. How and why Mr. Wood...
Colorado supports THC limits with no limits
Yesterday, I raised questions about the urgent need for enforcement of federal law and a very strong regulatory framework for the legalization of recreational marijuana. If it must exist, this framework also must protect public health and safety and put the interests...
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...
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.