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1. Name: Pew Research Center
2. Medical Marijuana Position: No Stated Position to the question "Should marijuana be a medical option?"
3. Reasoning:

"No stated position." (2002)

4. Credibility Ranking:  Those individuals and organizations involved in the Medical Marijuana debate which do not fit into the other star categories.
5. Organization  
  A. Description:

"We are an independent opinion research group, sponsored by The Pew Charitable Trusts, that studies public attitudes toward the press, politics and public policy issues. The Center's main purpose is to serve as a forum for ideas on the media and public policy through its research. The Center is under the direction of independent pollster Andrew Kohut, founder of Princeton Survey Research Associates, and former President of the Gallup Organization. Our sponsor, the Philadelphia-based Pew Charitable Trusts, with assets of approximately $4.9 billion, is one of the country's largest private philanthropies. The Pew Charitable Trusts support nonprofit activities in the areas of culture, education, the environment, health and human services, public policy and religion."

  B. Structure: Non-profit 501c3
  C. Members /
    Constituents:		 Non-membership
  D. Annual Budget: $8 million
  E. Sr. Executive: Andrew Kohut
  F. Title: Director
  G. Contact Info:
Phone: (202) 293-3126   Fax: (202) 293-2569
E-Mail:  mailprc@people-press.org email
Web Site: www.people-press.org
  H: # of offices: 1
  I: Staff: None listed
6. Relevant Affiliations:
  • Sponsored by The Pew Charitable Trusts
  • Polling is out-sourced to Princeton Data Services, which is an affiliate of Princeton Survey Research.
  • Director founded Princeton Survey Research Associates, a private polling and market research firm.
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