Joe Biden, JD Biography
- Title:
- 46th US President
- Position:
- Not Clearly Pro or Con to the question "Should Marijuana Be a Medical Option?"
- Reasoning:
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“We have not devoted nearly enough science or time to deal with the pain management and chronic pain management that exists. There’s got to be a better answer than marijuana. There’s got to be a better answer than that. There’s got to be a better way for a humane society to figure out how to deal with that problem.”
“Your Guide to the Candidates’ Views on Medical Marijuana: Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE),” Granite Staters for Medical Marijuana website, May 12, 2007
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- 46th US President, Jan. 20, 2021-present
- US Vice President, Jan. 2009-Jan. 2017
- US Senator (D-DE), 1972-2009
- 2008 Democratic Candidate for US President (withdrew on Jan. 3, 2008)
- Chairman, Ranking Member, and Member, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, early 1990s-present
- Adjunct Professor, Widener University School of Law, 1991-present
- Chairman, Ranking Member, and Member, Senate Judiciary Committee, 1981-present
- Attorney, Private Practice, 1968-1972
- Co-Chairman, Senate NATO Observer Group
- Co-Chairman, Senate National Security Working Group
- Vice Chairman, NATO Parliamentary Assembly
- Co-Chairman, Congressional Fireman’s Caucus
- Co-Chairman, Congressional International Anti-Piracy Caucus
- Member, Senate Democratic Steering and Coordination Committees
- Member, Congressional Air Force Caucus
- Member, National Guard Caucus
- Member, Senate Auto Caucus
- Member, Senate Biotechnology Caucus
- Member, Congressional Port Security Caucus
- Councilman, New Castle County, 1970-1972
- Education:
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- JD, Syracuse University College of Law, 1968
- BA, History & Political Science, University of Delaware, 1965
- Archmere Academy, 1961
- Other:
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