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1. Name: Chinazo Cunningham, M.D.  
2. Title: Asst. Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
3. Medical Marijuana
Position:		 Pro to the question "Should marijuana be a medical option?"
4. Reasoning:

Testified in favor of medical marijuana at the 12/13/02 and 1/22/03 Public Hearings of the New York State Assembly hearings on Medical Marijuana. (1/22/03)

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:
  • Asst. Professor - Albert Einstein College of Medicine
  • Doctor of Internal Medicine - Montefiore Hospital
  • HIV OUtreach - CitiWide Harm Reduction
7. Education:
  • M.D. - 1994 - New York University
  • Residencvy - University of California, San Francisco
  • B.S. - Psychology, Northwestern Univsersity
8. Relevant Affiliations/Honors:
  • Member, American Board of Internal Medicine
  • Residency Program in Social Medicine
9. Contact Info:
Phone: (718) 920-4678 Fax: (718) 515-5416
E-Mail:   Ccunning@montefiore.org
Web Site: www.aecom.yu.edu/family/adriana/cunninghambiopage.htm
10. Other: 2001 - The Mary O'Flaherty Horn Scholars in General Internal Medicine
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