Last updated on: 5/13/2008 | Author: ProCon.org

James A. Inciardi, PhD Biography

Title:
Director of the Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies at the University of Delaware
Position:
None Found to the question "Should Marijuana Be a Medical Option?"
Reasoning:

No position found as of 2006

Theoretical Expertise Ranking:
    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:
  • Director, Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies, University of Delaware
  • Professor, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, Delaware
  • Adjunct Professor, University of Miami School of Medicine
  • Member, Internal Advisory Committee, Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
  • Distinguished Professor, State University of Rio de Janeiro
  • Past Chair, NIDA/NIH Drug Abuse/AIDS Research Review Committee
  • Former member, US Sentencing Commission Task Force on Drugs and Violence
  • Past member, National Academy of Sciences Committee on Substance Abuse and Mental Health Issues in AIDS Research
  • Past member, National Safety Council Committee on Alcohol and Other Drugs
  • Past Director, National Center for the Study of Acute Drug Reactions, University of Miami School of Medicine
  • Former Associate Director of Research, New York State Narcotic Addiction Control Commission
Education:
  • PhD, Sociology, New York University, 1973
Other:
  • None found