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1. Name: Robert Gorter, M.D., Ph.D.  
2. Title: Associated Professor, UCSF Medical School
3. Medical Marijuana
Position:		 Pro to the question "Should marijuana be a medical option?"
4. Reasoning:

"My patients who had experience with both cannabis and Marinol almost always preferred cannabis, because Marinol had more side effects, including headaches and a hung-over feeling." (10/98)

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:
  • Professor, Univ. of the Western Cape, Cape Town, SO. Africa
  • Staff Member, Medical Center Cologne
  • Belin Institute for Oncological and Immunological Research
  • Vice-Dean, Medical School of Witten/Herdecke, Germany
7. Education:
  • University of Amsterdam
  • University of the Western Cape, School of Pharmacy
  • University of St. Petersburg Medical School (Post-graduate training)
8. Relevant Affiliations/Honors: None
9. Contact Info:
Phone: +49 (0) 30 31574 Fax: +49-30-315-7444
E-Mail:   robertgorter@compuserve.com
Web Site: None listed
10. Other: Published:
  • Management of anorexia-cachexia associated with cancer and HIV infection. Oncology 5(9):13-17, 1991
  • Dronabinol effects on weight in patients with HIV infection. AIDS 6:127-128, 1992
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