Last updated on:
8/27/2007 |
Author: ProCon.org
Glen R. Hanson, DDS, PhD Biography
- Title:
- Associate Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
- Position:
- None Found to the question "Should Marijuana Be a Medical Option?"
- Reasoning:
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No position found as of July 2003
- Theoretical Expertise Ranking:
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Experts
Individuals with MDs, PhDs, JDs, or equivalent advanced degrees in fields relevant to medical marijuana. Also top-level government officials (such as foreign leaders, US presidents, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, members of legislative bodies, cabinet members, military leaders, etc.) with positions relevant to medical marijuana issues. - Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Associate Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), 2001-2003
- Director, Division of Neuroscience and Behavioral Research, NIDA, 2000-2001
- Served on National Institute of Health (NIH) grant review committees
- Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Utah
- Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
- Recipient, Senior Scientist Award from NIDA, 1998
- Education:
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- PhD, University of Utah
- DDS, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
- A Fellow in the National Institutes of Health Pharmacology Research Associates Training Program
- Other:
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- Conducted research for more than 20 years on the response of critical brain systems and neurochemicals to stimulants, such as MDMA, methamphetamine, and cocaine
- Conducted research for more than 20 years on the response of critical brain systems and neurochemicals to stimulants, such as MDMA, methamphetamine, and cocaine
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