On Tuesday, January 27, medical marijuana patients, families and supporters headed to the Colorado State Capitol to meet and talk with their legislators face to face. With more than 150 people stopping by during the day, the little committee room was… Read More ›
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Beyond marijuana candy: Real tips for safe Halloween trick-or-treating (Video)
The Denver Police Department released a video (see below) warning parents to beware of marijuana-infused edible candy in their child’s trick-or-treat bag. This story has now made it into the national news, even though there’s never been a case of… Read More ›
Marijuana edibles billboard: fear-mongering and reefer madness (video)
Smart Colorado has a billboard warning parents about marijuana-infused candy given out to children for Halloween. The Denver Police Department released a video on the same subject. But is this much ado about nothing? Although they’ve been warning parents about… Read More ›
Charlatan’s Web: A CBD Debacle
The medical cannabis community has recently received some major support from well known doctors, Dr. Oz and Dr. Sanjay Gupta. These doctors switching sides to promote cannabis as a medicine, rather than demonize it, is indicative of a broader shift in… Read More ›
Harvard: Marijuana Doesn’t Cause Schizophrenia
By John M. Grohol, Psy.D. (December 10, 2013) Good news for people who’ve worried that smoking too much marijuana cannabis — especially as a teenager — might lead to some dramatic problems in the future, even schizophrenia. New research from… Read More ›
Mellow Moms: Marijuana Babies Nearly Twice as Likely to Survive
It’s 3 a.m. and I lean over my wife staggered in front of the porcelain toilet idol, pull her hair back from the retching, and hand her the vape pen. She takes it like it was Jesus himself who signed… Read More ›
Drug-endangered child bills may be dead, but parents are still at risk
SB14-177 and SB14-178, a set of bills defining a drug-endangered child, failed on the floor of the Colorado Senate yesterday. On a vote of 15-20, three Democrats sided with the Republicans in a roll-call vote to defeat both bills. Parents… Read More ›
Doctor-led drug intervention ineffective with teens
There is currently no solid evidence showing that any doctor-led intervention is effective at preventing children and adolescents from using drugs other than tobacco, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force found. Task force members could find only six good- or… Read More ›
San Francisco takes lead in defining role of school police
As debate over harsh school discipline heats up nationwide, San Francisco is taking a lead role among big cities by formally limiting the role of police on campuses and requiring specific types of training for school-based officers. The California city… Read More ›