Last updated on:
4/2/2009 |
Author: ProCon.org
Mike Gravel Biography
- Title:
- Former U.S. Senator (D-AK)
- Position:
- Pro to the question "Should Marijuana Be a Medical Option?"
- Reasoning:
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“Marijuana should be made legal. Addiction is a public health issue, not a criminal issue. As such, it should be treated by health care professionals, not law enforcement.”
E-mail to ProCon.org, Oct. 19, 2007
- Theoretical Expertise Ranking:
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Organizations/VIPs/Others
Individuals and organizations that do not fit into the other star categories. - Involvement and Affiliations:
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- 2008 Democratic Candidate for U.S. President
- U.S. Senator (D-Alaska), 1969-1981
- Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives (D-Alaska), 1965-1966
- Member, U.S. House of Representatives (D-Alaska), 1963-1966
- Former Member, Finance, Interior, and Environmental Committee
- Former Member, Public Works Committee
- Founder and Former President, The Democracy Foundation
- Founder and Former President, Philadelphia II
- Founder and Former President, Direct Democracy
- Former Cab Driver in New York City
- Former Clerk on Wall Street
- Former Brakeman on the Alaska Railroad
- Special Adjutant, Communications Intelligence Services and Special Agent, Counter Intelligence Corps, U.S. Army, 1951-1954
- Education:
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- BS, Economics, Columbia University
- Other:
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- None found
