Along with being an author and expert on open adoption, my dear friend Lori Lavendar Luz (Lori Holden) is a phenomenal mother and blogger! She writes about the daily joys and pains of parenting with love, common sense and and… Read More ›
Children, Teens & Youth
Could Cannabis Really Be an ‘Exit Drug’?
By Laurel Dewey, reblogged from Ladybud.com When Joe hit rock bottom, he knew it. At age sixty, he’d been drinking since he was sixteen and his liver was a mess. Every time he tried to quit in the past, he failed…. Read More ›
Reality check: When cops lie, patients lose
How Colorado’s North Metro Drug Task Force killed medical marijuana in Arkansas Back in October of 2012, when Arkansas was getting ready to vote on medical marijuana, KARK sent reporter Marci Manly to Denver to get the real scoop on… Read More ›
Infographic: Where do bacteria and viruses live?
We’re at the height of cold and flu season. Sickness-causing bacteria and viruses can lurk on surfaces long after they’re expelled in an infected person’s sneeze or snot. Some can even stay on a surface for months, given the right conditions…. Read More ›
Why No Parent Should Support CBD-only Legislation
PHOTO: Renee Petro In recent weeks, there has been an explosion of newly proposed legislation on CBD-rich cannabis extracts, the type of medical marijuana featured as a treatment for epilepsy in Sanjay Gupta’s “Weed” special in the summer of 2013…. Read More ›
Alepsia + Charlotte’s Web + Extracted Oil = Medical Marijuana. Deal With It.
Call it extracted oil, call it Alepsia, call it Charlotte’s Web, but the fact remains: it comes from the marijuana plant. Last year, I had a meeting with an extremely conservative state senator in New Jersey. I went along with… Read More ›
Obstructionists are alive and well in Denver
Smart Colorado is now openly obstructing the hearing process for marijuana stores in Denver, and certain members of the Denver City Council are more than willing to enable them. City Council members who lost in committee and lost in Council,… Read More ›
Families of children with epilepsy moving to Colorado, drawn by success of marijuana oil
I have really mixed feelings about this story. I’m proud and happy that Colorado is leading the way in this innovative treatment of such a destructive disease. But it’s unfortunate that families are forced into such a difficult decision because… Read More ›
Medical marijuana key in custody case – Spokesman.com – Oct. 13, 2013
The Department of Social and Health Services, which took the child from Fisher’s estranged wife, ordered an assessment of Fisher before placing the baby with him. Although he has an authorization to use the drug for pain from a back… Read More ›
Medical marijuana stats update: Number of kids on registry nearly doubles in two months
Interestingly, the number of minors on the [Colorado medical marijuana] registry has been increasing rapidly. In June, there were only 35 kids under age eighteen on the registry with parent and doctor approval. By the end of August, that number… Read More ›
Cannabis Patients Alliance 