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),...
by Chris Thurstone | Jan 12, 2012 | Public Policy, Uncategorized
I recently shared some of my thoughts with I-News Network about marijuana dispensaries operating near Colorado schools. Check out the resulting story by Katie Kerwin McCrimmon. (The photo at left was taken for I-News by Joe Mahoney.) As you’ll see in the...
by Chris Thurstone | Sep 27, 2011 | Public Policy
I’m a doctor who focuses on the treatment of people who struggle with substance abuse, dependence and addiction and a variety of other health problems associated with their drug use. I conduct medical research to develop new treatments for them and improve the...
by Christine Tatum | Mar 7, 2010 | Marijuana, Public Policy
Egads. Do I know my way around a public hearing. As a longtime journalist, I have spent countless hours in government meeting halls listening and watching and listening and watching and … So, when my husband, Dr. Christian Thurstone, was asked to testify March...