Last updated on:
5/13/2008 |
Author: ProCon.org
Karen P. Tandy, JD Biography
- Title:
- Former Administrator of the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
- Position:
- Con to the question "Should Marijuana Be a Medical Option?"
- Reasoning:
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“The active ingredient in marijuana, THC, has been accepted as having medicinal value when processed into Marinol. Marijuana itself, however, has not been shown to have medical benefits; accodrdingly, I have no basis for believing that marijuana, and smoking marijuana, has any such benefits.”
Senate Confirmation Hearing, “Responses of Karen Tandy to Questions Submitted by Senator Durbin”
- 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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- Senior Vice President, Global Government Relations and Public Policy Division, Motorola, Inc., 2008-present
- US DEA Administrator, 2003-2008
- Associate Deputy Attorney General
- Director of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF), 2001-2003
- Chief, Litigation Unit, Asset Forfeiture Office, US Department of Justice
- Assistant US Attorney, 1977-1990
- Recipient, Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service
- Recipient, Department of Justice Award for Extraordinary Achievement
- Recipient, US Attorney Director’s Award for Superior Service
- Recipient, Public Service Award from the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) America, 2005
- Education:
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- JD, Texas Tech University Law School, 1977
- BA, Texas Tech University
- Other:
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- None found
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