by Chris Thurstone | Jul 5, 2016 | Marijuana, Research
Given that the health of American youth is in question and that so many states base their policies on reports issued by the State of Colorado, it is important to understand what the 2015 Healthy Kids Colorado Survey (HKCS) actually tells us. The survey’s results...
by Christine Tatum | Jun 9, 2016 | Marijuana, Research
The marijuana states of Colorado, Oregon and Washington are not included in the 2015 state-level Centers for Disease Control’s Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) study released today. Those states either did not participate or did not have adequate...
by Chris Thurstone | Jun 1, 2016 | Marijuana, Research
The Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP), recently published a study claiming a significant drop in marijuana-related problems among teenagers, such as addiction and having trouble at school. As with all review of scientific...
by Christine Tatum | Apr 28, 2016 | Marijuana, Public Policy
The City and County of Pueblo’s three largest healthcare providers are backing a ballot initiative to end commercial marijuana for recreational use. Among their physicians’ chilling findings: Half of all babies born at one hospital last month tested...
by Chris Thurstone | Mar 18, 2016 | Marijuana, Research
The news from London-based GW Pharmaceuticals is worth celebrating: Epidiolex — purified, pharmacy-grade and nonintoxicating cannabidiol extracted from the cannabis plant — has both Orphan Drug Designation and Fast Track Designation from the U.S. Food and...