by Chris Thurstone | Aug 27, 2014 | Marijuana, Opiate, Research
An article recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association claims states with medical marijuana laws are associated with significantly lower rates of opioid mortality. There are significant limitations to this research making it irresponsible to...
by Christine Tatum | Aug 23, 2014 | Marijuana, Media, Uncategorized
It’s a Friday night, and we decided to assemble a casual focus group at home to review major elements of the $2 million marijuana-prevention campaign the State of Colorado is aiming at youth. In mere minutes and over slices of pizza (extra cheese), our...
by Chris Thurstone | Aug 6, 2014 | Marijuana, Media, Uncategorized
News organizations running ads that promote the use of cannabis for the treatment of serious medical conditions are acting irresponsibly — and that is an understatement. Please see the following letter sent to Greg Moore, editor-in-chief of The Denver Post, and...
by Christine Tatum Thurstone | Jul 23, 2014 | Marijuana, Media
Overall crime in the City and County of Denver has increased nearly 7 percent in the first six months of 2014 compared to the same period last year, according to new analyses of Colorado crime data. The numbers, released by the Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug...
by Chris Thurstone | Jul 7, 2014 | Marijuana, Research
The results of this research originally were published in Drug Alcohol Dependence in July 2014. For more information, see PubMed.gov. Title: Temporal trends in marijuana attitudes, availability and use in Colorado compared to non-medical marijuana states Co-authors:...