Last updated on:
5/13/2008 |
Author: ProCon.org
Paul F. Consroe, PhD Biography
- Title:
- Professor Emeritus in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the College of Pharmacy at the University of Arizona
- Position:
- Pro to the question "Should Marijuana Be a Medical Option?"
- Reasoning:
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“[w]ith smoked marijuana, patients get immediate relief, whereas with the oral drug they get a delayed, big rush of unpleasantness. When they take a smaller dose, it doesn’t work.”
“Medical Marihuana [sic] – Fact from Fiction, a Scientific Manna?” The Harvard Law School website
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Professor Emeritus, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona
- Associate, Center for Toxicology, University of Arizona
- Recipient, Basic Science Pharmacy Educator of the Year award from the University of Arizona, 1984-85, 1987-88, 1990-91, 1992-93, 1994-95 and 1998-1999
- Education:
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- PhD, Pharmacology, University of Tennessee, 1971
- MS, University of Tennessee, 1969
- BS, Albany College of Pharmacy, Union University, 1966
- Other:
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- None found