Medical Marijuana ProCon .org |
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| 1. | Name: | Americans For Medical Rights | |||||||||
| 2. | Medical Marijuana Position: | Pro to the question "Should marijuana be a medical option?" | |||||||||
| 3. | Reasoning: |
"It is well-known that many seriously ill and terminal patients with diseases such as AIDS and cancer find marijuana is the medication that alleviates the symptoms of their disease. Furthermore, marijuana helps many patients survive the treatment of chemotherapy or AIDS therapy. It is important that these patients not be criminalized for using the only medication that works for them. Also, doctors should have the right to recommend any treatment option that works for their patients." (11/15/01)
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| 4. | Credibility Ranking: |
Those individuals and organizations involved in the Medical Marijuana debate which do not fit into the other star categories. |
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| 5. | Organization | ||||||||||
| A. Mission | "To advocate for and protect the legal rights of medical marijuana patients." | ||||||||||
| B. Description: | |||||||||||
| C. Structure: | Non-profit 501(c)3 | ||||||||||
| D. Members / Constituents: |
Non-membership | ||||||||||
| $4 million | |||||||||||
| F. Sr. Executive: | Bill Zimmerman, Ph.D. | ||||||||||
| G. Title: | Executive Director | ||||||||||
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| I: # of offices: | 1 | ||||||||||
| J: Staff: | 4 | ||||||||||
| 6. | Relevant Affiliations: | A project of the Campaign for New Drug Policies | |||||||||