George McMahon Biography
- Title:
- Author and medical marijuana patient of the US Federal Drug Administration's Investigational New Drug (IND) Program
- Position:
- Pro to the question "Should Marijuana Be a Medical Option?"
- Reasoning:
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“People who are suffering often ask me if I can help them find medical marijuana. As much as I sympathize with their painful situation, I tell them that I can better assist them by continuing to be a legal cannabis smoker, a living testimony to the therapeutic benefits of marijuana and an advocate leading the fight for others suffering the way they are. If I violate the federal rules, I risk being thrown out of the program… Within a few months of not smoking [marijuana], I could be in a critically terminal state.”
Prescription Pot: A Leading Advocate’s Heroic Battle to Legalize Medical Marijuana, 2003
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Patient in the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Investigational New Drug (IND) Program for medical marijuana (receives eight cured ounces of marijuana per month from the US government), 1990-present
- Co-Founder and Board of Directors Member, Patients Out of Time
- Recipient, Certificate of Heroism (for participating in President Reagan’s Drug Awareness Program), 1990
- Education:
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- None found
- Other:
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- None found
- Quoted in:
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- Should Marijuana Be a Medical Option?
- Is Medical Marijuana an Effective Treatment for Depression, Bipolar Disorders, Anxiety, and Similar Mood Disorders?
- Can the "High" Associated with Marijuana Provide a Benefit to Health?
- Who Are the Patients Receiving Medical Marijuana through the Federal Government's Compassionate IND Program?