Last updated on:
9/21/2007 |
Author: ProCon.org
William J. Bennett, PhD Biography
- Title:
- Washington Fellow of the Claremont Institute
- Position:
- Con to the question "Should Marijuana Be a Medical Option?"
- Reasoning:
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“Medicalization is a code word for legalization, something that Americans fortunately still oppose in large, though slightly decreasing, numbers.”
Sep. 5, 2001
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Washington Fellow, Claremont Institute
- Chairman, Americans for Victory Over Terrorism
- Co-Chairman, Partnership for a Drug-Free America
- Former Senior Fellow, FreedomWorks
- Former Co-Chair, Empower America
- Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), 1989-1990
- Secretary of Education, 1985-1988
- Education:
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- PhD, Philosophy, University of Texas
- JD, Harvard School of Law
- BA, Philosophy, Williams College
- Other:
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- Twitter handle: @WilliamJBennett