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1. Name: John Sidney McCain, III  
2. Title: U.S. Senator (R-AZ)
3. Medical Marijuana
Position:		 Con to the question "Should marijuana be a medical option?"
4. Reasoning:

"Every medical expert I know of, including the AMA [American Medical Association], says that there are much more effective and much better treatments for pain than medical marijuana...I still would not support medical marijuana because I don't think that the preponderance of medical opinion in America agrees with [the] assertion that it's the most effective way of treating pain."


Town Hall meeting in Derry, New Hampshire
Sep. 30, 2007
5. Credibility
Ranking:		  VIP/Other
Those individuals and organizations involved in the Medical Marijuana debate who do not fit into the other star categories.
6. Involvement:
  • 2008 Republican Presidential Candidate
  • U.S. Senate (R-AZ), 1986-present
  • Unsuccessful candidate for the Republican Presidential Nomination, 2000
  • U.S. House of Representatives (R-AZ) 1st District, 1982 - 1986
  • POW, Vietnam, 1967 - 1973
  • Pilot, United States Navy, 1958 - 1981
7. Education:
  • National War College, Washington, D.C., 1973
  • Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD, 1958
8. Relevant Affiliations/Honors:
  • Silver Star
  • Legion of Merit
  • Purple Heart
  • Distinguished Flying Cross
9. Contact Info:
Phone: (202) 224-2235 Fax:  (202) 228-2862
E-Mail:   john_mccain@mccain.senate.gov
Web Site: www.senate.gov/~mccain

10. Other:
  • Made public statements calling for the quick confirmation of John Walters as Drug Czar in 2001
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