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1. Name: Matthias Karst, M.D., Ph.D.
2. Title: Principal Investigator, Hannover Medical School, Department of Anesthesiology, Pain Clinic, Hannover, Germany
3. Medical Marijuana
Position:		 No position found to the question "Should marijuana be a medical option?"
4. Reasoning:

No position found (12/1/06)
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:
  • Hannover Medical School, Department of Anesthesiology, Pain Clinic, Hannover, Germany
7. Education:
  • M.D., School unknown
  • Ph.D., School unknown
8. Relevant Affiliations/Honors:
  • None listed
9. Contact Info:
Phone: (0511) 532-3105 Fax: None listed
E-Mail:   karst.matthias@mh-hannover.de
Web Site: www.mh-hannover.de
10. Other: Select Publications:
  • Co-author, "Pain Measurements and Side Effect Profile of the Novel Cannabinoid Ajulemic Acid," Neuropharmacology 2005, 48(8): 1164-71
  • Co-author, "The Endogenous Cannabinoid System. Therapeutic Implications for Neurologic and Psychiatric Disorders," [Article in German] Nervenarzt 2005, 76(9): 1062, 1065-6, 1068-72
  • Co-author, "Ajulemic Acid: A Novel Cannabinoid Produces Analgesia without a 'High'," Life Science 2004, 75(12): 1513-22
  • Co-author, "Analgesic Effect of the Synthetic Cannabinoid CT-3 on Chronic Neuropathic Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial," Journal of the American Medical Association 2003, 290(13): 1757-62
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