Last updated on:
1/13/2009 |
Author: ProCon.org
Jeffrey S. Yablan Biography
- Title:
- Executive Director/President of Southern Californians for Compassionate Use (SCCU)
- Position:
- Pro to the question "Should Marijuana Be a Medical Option?"
- Reasoning:
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“Although I’m ‘pro’ medical marijuana, I remain neutral when I write or post anything on ProCon.org.”
Written statement to ProCon.org, Feb. 27, 2007
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Executive Director/President, Southern Californians for Compassionate Use (SCCU), Apr. 2008-present
- Senior Researcher, ProCon.org, Feb. 24, 2002-Feb. 1, 2008
- Board of Directors, Los Angeles Cannabis Resource Center (LACRC), 1997-present
- Member, L.A. County Medical Marijuana Task Force, 2003-2004
- Program Director/Business Manager, Los Angeles Cannabis Resource Center, 1996-2001
- Provided testimony to California State Senate Health Committee re: SB 420, the Medical Marijuana Task Force Bill, 2000
- Secretary, Medical Cannabis Providers Conference, Santa Cruz, California, 1997
- Guidance Counselor, Pasadena City College, 1993-1996
- Therapist, San Gabriel Valley Juvenile Diversion Center, 1991-1993
- Co-Recipient, Jane Weirick Activist of the Decade, awarded by Americans for Safe Access, 2007
- Education:
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- MA, Psychology/Marriage & Family Therapy, Phillips Institute, 1991
- BA, Journalism, California State University, Northridge, 1977
- Other:
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- Received probation instead of a federal prison term after a judge expressed admiration for their [his] work (and called the prosecution ‘badly misguided’) for his role in running the Los Angeles Cannabis Resource Center, Nov. 24, 2003
- Director/Producer, “Final Days,” runner-up, Drug War Vigil Film Festival, Toronto, Canada, Apr. 2003