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1. Name: David W. Brook, M.D.  
2. Title: Professor of Community & Preventive Medicine - Mount Sinai School of Medicine
3. Medical Marijuana
Position:		 Con to the question Should smoked marijuana be a medical option now?
4. Reasoning:

" The AMA has never supported the use of unapproved medicines and their policy doesn't support the use of marijuana. There has been little in well-designed studies on the topic. I would be interested in seeing more research to see if it can be conclusively shown that it is better than other medications. " (10/24/01)

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:
  • An addiction psychiatrist, his research is focused on the etiology of substance
  • Board-certified in general psychiatry and addiction psych
7. Education:
  • M.D. - 1961; Yale University School of Medicine
8. Relevant Affiliations/Honors:
  • Mount Sinai School of Medicine
  • Fellow, American Society of Addition Medicine
9. Contact Info:
Phone: (212) 241-8821 Fax: None listed
E-Mail:   david.brook@mssm.edu
Web Site: None listed
10. Other: None
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