Reese T. Jones, MD, PhD Biography
- Title:
- Director of the Drug Dependence Research Center
- Position:
- Con to the question "Should Marijuana Be a Medical Option?"
- Reasoning:
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“It is foolish to make it available for medical purposes. There is no evidence that smoked marijuana is better than Marinol and there are numerous over-the-counter remedies for nausea and vomiting. Most oncologists won’t bother with marijuana because there are better treatments available.”
Oct. 24, 2001
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Director, Drug Dependence Research Center
- Member, National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse, NIDA
- Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute, University of California, San Francisco
- Professor, Department of Psychiatry, U.C. San Francisco
- Education:
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- MD, University of Michigan Medical School, 1958
- Other:
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- None found
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