Rick Doblin, PhD Biography
- Title:
- President of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS)
- Position:
- Pro to the question "Should Marijuana Be a Medical Option?"
- Reasoning:
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“As long as patients report that the medical use of marijuana eases their suffering more effectively than legally obtainable medications, MAPS will continue to work towards marijuana research.”
Sep. 1995
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Founder and President, Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), a non-profit research and educational organization, 1995
- Doctoral dissertation on the medical use of psychedelics and marijuana
- Masters thesis on the attitudes of oncologists regarding the medical use of marijuana
- Education:
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- PhD, Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government
- MA, Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government
- BA, New College of Florida
- Other:
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- MAPS provided grants to Dr. Donald Abrams, UCSF, for medical marijuana research
- MAPS provided grants to Dr. Ethan Russo, University of Montana, for medical marijuana research
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