by Chris Thurstone | Feb 17, 2013 | Public Policy
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...
by Christine Tatum | Dec 12, 2012 | Marijuana, Media, Public Policy, Uncategorized
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...
by Christine Tatum | Dec 10, 2012 | Marijuana, Public Policy, Uncategorized
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...
by Chris Thurstone | Oct 30, 2012 | Advocacy, Marijuana, Uncategorized
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...
by Chris Thurstone | Oct 5, 2012 | Public Policy
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...