by Christine Tatum | Oct 6, 2015 | Marijuana, Public Policy
The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) continues to oppose marijuana legalization and recommends that jurisdictions that already have sanctioned the sale of marijuana products prohibit those sales to anyone under age 25, according to its recently updated...
by Christine Tatum | May 28, 2015 | Marijuana, Public Policy, Research, Uncategorized
Smart Approaches to Marijuana, or SAM, today released a new report, “Researching Marijuana’s Potential Responsibly: A Six-Point Plan” and called for a series of recommendations aimed at overhauling how marijuana is researched in the United States....
by Chris Thurstone | May 22, 2015 | Marijuana, Military, Public Policy, Research, Uncategorized
I joined the U.S. Army in 2012 at age 42 largely because I am a psychiatrist who wants our active-duty and veteran service members and their families to receive the mental healthcare they need and deserve. I continue to serve and was deployed to the Middle East in the...
by Chris Thurstone | Mar 4, 2015 | Marijuana, Media, Research, Uncategorized
There are few better examples of how science and journalism come together to confuse the public than last week’s news coverage of research out of Europe assessing and comparing risks associated with use of several drugs, including alcohol, marijuana and tobacco....
by Chris Thurstone | May 9, 2012 | Marijuana, Public Policy
Physicians in Massachusetts soon will deliberate (May 19, 2012) whether to join a growing body of doctors and healthcare professionals who are speaking up about so-called “medical” marijuana. Testimony from Kevin Sabet (find him online at kevinsabet.com),...