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1. Name: John P. Morgan, M.D.  
2. Title: Professor, City University of New York Medical School
3. Medical Marijuana
Position:		 Pro to the question "Should marijuana be a medical option?"
4. Reasoning:

"Marijuana's therapeutic uses are well documented in the modern scientific literature.... studies demonstrate marijuana's usefulness..." (1997, Marijuana Myths, Marijuana Facts)
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:
  • Present - Medical Professor Emeritus, City University of New York Medical School
  • Former Professor of Pharmacology, City University of New York Medical School
  • Former Adjunct Professor, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
  • Co-author (with Lynn Zimmer, Ph.D.) Marijuana Myths, Marijuana Facts (NY: Lindesmith Center, 1997)
7. Education:
  • M.D., 1965, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
  • B.S., 1962, University of Cincinnati
8. Relevant Affiliations/Honors:
  • 1996, LeDain Award, "for contributions to drug policy reform in the field of law from the Drug Policy Foundation"
9. Contact Info:
Phone: (212) 650-8255 Fax: (212) 650-7726
E-Mail:   drjpm@med.cuny.edu
Web Site: http://med.cuny.edu
10. Other: Published articles in Journal of the American Medical Association, New England Journal of Medicine, British Medical Journal, Archives of Neurology, Annals of Internal Medicine, Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, and Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.
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