Last updated on:
5/8/2008 |
Author: ProCon.org
Thomas F. Denson, PhD Biography
- Title:
- Professor of Psychology at the California State University, Long Beach
- Position:
- Pro to the question "Should Marijuana Be a Medical Option?"
- Reasoning:
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“We’re not encouraging smoking [marijuana]. There are many treatments for depression. Cognitive behavioral therapy works very well [for depression].”
Interview with Pamela J. Johnson, USC College News, Dec. 2005
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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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- Professor of Psychology, California State University, Long Beach
- Education:
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- PhD, Social Psychology, University of Southern California, 2007
- MA, Social Psychology, University of Southern California, 2004
- MA, Research Psychology, California State University, Long Beach, 2002
- BA, Psychology and Germanic Languages and Literature, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1997
- Other:
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