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1. Name: Barry Dworkin, M.D.  
2. Title: Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
3. Medical Marijuana
Position:		 Con to the question "Should marijuana be a medical option?"
4. Reasoning:

"I cannot prescribe a medication that has the potential over years of use to cause more known harm and health complications in addition to the patient's original condition." (9/9/03)
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:
  • Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Ottawa
  • Family medical practitioner
  • Columnist, writes a weekly column in the Ottawa Citizen's Health Section, and a column in the "Treating Teens" section of The Medical Post
  • Radio broadcasts advice on Mark Sutcliffe's The World According to Mark and Rabbi Bulka's Sunday Night show on 580 CFRA
7. Education: Unstated
8. Relevant Affiliations/Honors: None listed
9. Contact Info:
Phone: (613) 228-2882 Fax: None listed
E-Mail:   drbdworkin@hotmail.com
Web Site: http://members.rogers.com/barrydworkin/
10. Other: None
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