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1. Name: Peter G. Bourne, M.A., M.D.  
2. Title: Vice-Chancellor, St. Georges University, Grenada
3. Medical Marijuana
Position:		 Pro to the question "Should marijuana be a medical option?"
4. Reasoning:

"We did not view marijuana as a significant health problem--as it was not. Nobody dies from marijuana. Marijuana smoking, in fact, if one wants to be honest, is a source of pleasure and amusement to countless millions of people in America, and it continues to be that way." (Oct. 2000)

5. Credibility
Ranking:		  Key Experts
Physicians [We believe physicians are the "key experts" in the medical marijuana debate because the issue is thought by many to be ultimately based on the medical value and risks of marijuana, and Physicians, with their training and clinical work, should (at least in theory) have the best knowledge of marijuana's medical value and risks.].

6. Involvement:
  • 1976-78 - U.S. Drug Czar, Jimmy Carter Administration
7. Education:
  • M.D., 1962 - Emory University Medical School, Psychiatry
  • M.A., 1969 - Stanford University, Anthropology
8. Relevant Affiliations/Honors: None
9. Contact Info:
Phone: (631) 665-8500 Fax: (631) 665-5590
E-Mail:  pbourne@igc.org
Web Site: www.sgu.edu
10. Other: None
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