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Name:
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Dean Edell, MD
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Title: |
Physician, Radio Show Host
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Medical Marijuana
Position: |
Pro
to the question "Should marijuana be a medical option?"
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Reasoning: |
"Cannabinoids and THC also have strong pain-killing powers, which is one reason reason medical marijuana should be readily available to people with cancer and other debilitating diseases."
2000, The Dr. Dean Edell Show
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Credibility
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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.].
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Involvement: |
- Host, The Dr. Dean Edell Show
- Anchor, Medical Minutes
- Host, 90-second Medical Report
- Contributor, HealthCentral.com
- Founder and Author, Edell Health Letter, 1982-1994
- Former Media Doctor on KGO Radio, San Francisco
- Former Medical Director, Sacramento County Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Center
- Former Instructor of Anatomy and Clinical Instructor, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine
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Education: |
- Residency, University of California at San Diego
- MD, Cornell University Medical School, 1967
- BS, Zoology, Cornell University, 1963
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Relevant Affiliations/Honors: |
Dr. Edell has been awarded the following:
- The C. Everett Koop Media Awards
- The Edward R. Murrow Award
- A national Emmy
- The American Cancer Society recognition award
- The American Heart Association award
Dr. Edell is represented by agent Kurt Kretzschmar |
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Contact Info: |
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Other: |
His publications include:
- Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Healthiness, 2005
- Eat, Drink, & Be Merry 2000
- The Brush & The Stone, 1999
He has designed custom jewelry, collected antiques, and been involved in organic farming. He studied Fine Arts at the New School in New York City and has lectured on the subject at U.C. Davis. His paintings and drawings have been exhibited at art galleries in Manhattan and elsewhere.
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