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1. Name: Paul R. Latimer, M.D., Ph.D.  
2. Title: President, Okanagan Clinical Trials
3. Medical Marijuana
Position:		 Unstated to the question "Should marijuana be a medical option?"
4. Reasoning:

"No stated position." (11/03)
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:
  • Psychiatrist, Kelowna, BC
  • President, Okanagan Clinical Trials
  • Investigator, Okanagan Clinical Trials
  • Consulting Privileges, Kelowna General Hospital
  • Psychiatric Consultant to Men’s Health Clinic
7. Education:
  • MD, 1972 - Queens University, Kingston, Ontario
  • PhD, Medical Sciences, 1980 - McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
  • FRCPC, 1976 - Fellowship in Psychiatry
  • 1972 - 1976 - Psychiatry Residency, Queen's University
  • 1976 - 1979 - Doctorate, Medical Science, McMaster University
8. Relevant Affiliations/Honors:
  • 1976 - 1979 - Assistant Professor, McMaster University
  • 1978 - 1979 - Medical Research Council of Canada Scholar
  • 1979 - 1983 - Associate Professor (with tenure), Temple University, PA
  • 1983 - Present - Psychiatrist, Private Practice, Kelowna, BC
  • 1983 - 2001 - Active Hospital Privileges, Kelowna General Hospital
  • 1984 -1987, 1993 - 2001 - Chair, Dept. of Psychiatry, Kelowna Gen. Hospital
  • 1987 - 1988 - Chair of Medical Advisory Committee, Kelowna General Hospital
  • 1988 - 1989 - President of Medical Staff, Kelowna General Hospital
  • 1992 - 2001 - Director of Psychiatric Services, Kelowna General Hospital
  • 1999 - 2001 - Physician Director, Central Okanagan Mental Health Program


9. Contact Info:
Phone: (250) 862-8141 Fax: (250) 862-8130
E-Mail:   dr@okanaganclinicaltrials.com
Web Site: www.okanaganclinicaltrials.com
10. Other:

"Paul Latimer has over 25 years experience in clinical practice, research and administration. After obtaining his medical degree from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, he did psychiatric training at Queen's, Oxford and Temple Universities. After his residency he did a doctorate in medical science at McMaster University where he was also a Medical Research Council of Canada Scholar. Since 1983 he has been practicing psychiatry in Kelowna, BC where he has held many administrative positions and has done numerous clinical trials. He has published many scientific papers and one book on the psychophysiology of the functional bowel disorders. He is an avid photographer, skier and outdoorsman."

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