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| 1. | Name: | Los Angeles Times | |||||||||
| 2. | Medical Marijuana Position: | Pro to the question "Should marijuana be a medical option?" | |||||||||
| 3. | Reasoning: |
"Washington's all-out ban on the medical use of marijuana is needlessly stringent. While most experts agree that marijuana can alleviate pain and nausea in patients suffering from life-threatening diseases like AIDS and cancer, federal law still classifies marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug, meaning a substance without medicinal value. Drugs arguably more dangerous, like morphine and cocaine, by contrast may be prescribed as Schedule 2 drugs." (8/16/99)
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| 4. | Credibility Ranking: |
National and international mainstream publications which present unbiased reporting, such as media news (television, radio, internet) and non-profits whose reporting can generally be considered unbiased. |
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| A. Description: |
"The Times publishes four daily regional editions covering the Los Angeles metropolitan area, the San Fernando Valley, and Orange and Ventura counties. The Times' National Edition, launched in late 1998, is distributed outside this home market."
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| B. Structure: | Corporation | ||||||||||
| C. Members / Constituents: |
1,000,000 readers | ||||||||||
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| E. Sr. Executive: | John P. Puemer | ||||||||||
| F. Title: | Publisher, President and Chief Executive | ||||||||||
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| H: # of offices: | 4 | ||||||||||
| I: Staff: | None listed
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| 6. | Relevant Affiliations: |
In 2000, The Times became a Tribune Publishing Company when Times Mirror merged with Tribune Company
JOHN S. CARROLL - Editor
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