by Chris Thurstone | Feb 10, 2015 | Marijuana, Public Policy, Research
I am honored to have been asked to serve on an advisory committee of the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment, which has issued a voluminous report detailing the real and possible impacts of cannabis use on health. “Monitoring Health Concerns...
by Christine Tatum | Dec 15, 2014 | Marijuana, Research, Uncategorized
National and local reports about adolescent marijuana use are not trending in a good direction — and both suggest youth living in states where marijuana is legalized face higher risks associated with the drug’s use. First, the local report: Arrests related...
by Christine Tatum Thurstone | May 20, 2014 | Marijuana, Media, Public Policy, Uncategorized
Judging from today’s news reporting, the story is fairly simple and goes like this: A Texas teenager with no criminal record faces from five years to life in prison for allegedly making and selling pot brownies. Possession of up to 2 oz. of marijuana in its...