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1. Name: Robert C. Malenka, M.D., Ph.D.  
2. Title: Nancy Friend Pitzker Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
3. Medical Marijuana
Position:		 No Stated Position to the question "Should marijuana be a medical option?"
4. Reasoning: No stated position (02/03)
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:
  • Stanford University - Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
  • Stanford University - Neuroscience Program
  • Former Director - Center for the Neurobiology of Addiction, U.C. San Francisco
  • Past Associate Director - UCSF Center for Neurobiology & Psychiatry
7. Education:
  • Harvard Medical School
  • 1983 - M.D./Ph.D. - Stanford University School of Medicine
  • 1978 - B.s. - Harvard University, Biology
8. Relevant Affiliations/Honors:
  • Member, National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse
  • Co-Author, 2001 - Molecular Neuropharmacology: A Foundation for Clinical Neuroscience
9. Contact Info:
Phone: (650) 724-2730 Fax: None listed
E-Mail:   malenka@stanford.edu
Web Site: http://sbrc.stanford.edu/
10. Other: Areas of study:
  • Cellular Neurobiology
  • Membrane Excitability
  • Molecular Neurobiology
  • Developmental Neuroscience
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