News & Views
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...
What latest top cannabis research tells us
Meet Bertha K. Madras, Ph.D. She is a professor of psychobiology at Harvard Medical School's Department of Psychiatry. Her research in drug addiction is world-recognized, prolific and pioneering. Like me, she has grown tired of watching people pass...
Videos worth your time
Today, I received links to two videos that reference my research -- but that's not why I'm sharing them. I'm sharing these videos because I consider them illuminating in ways that news coverage about the marijuana debate too often is not. I also really appreciate that...
When ‘the news’ really isn’t
News reports such as this one from Elizabeth Dias of Time beautifully illustrate the problem with much of today's he-said, she-said journalism that allows people to spout their agendas and opinions without being challenged to back up their claims with facts. When you...
Yup, they start early
I realize they're learning, but journalism students can be so know-it-all as they present grossly inaccurate work. I know because I'm sure I was one. However, I'm also pretty sure I never have blown it quite this badly -- meaning that I a. never misspelled a name in...
‘You need to hear his message’
A Denver women's group called Inspiring Minds produced this video in response to a presentation Dr. Chris Thurstone delivered earlier this year as part of its 2012 lecture series. Women in the room that day were like so many of the hundreds of other people who have...
White House honors Thurstone
Just a few minutes ago, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy notified me of this tremendous honor. My profound thanks to everyone who supports my work -- and to my family, who are my biggest cheerleaders and source of joy and strength. Dear Dr....
CO pediatricians warn against legalization
I'm so pleased that more physicians are taking strong, public stands against marijuana legalization -- and I wish more doctors, hospitals and medical associations would join us. My thanks to the Colorado chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics for sending this...
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.