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evidence that oncologists and physicians in general throughout
the United States deem marijuana as having a current accepted
medical usage in treatment as an antiemetic.
In an effort to discredit the testimony of witnesses
presented by the Alliance, DEA argues that the practice by
patients of using street marijuana was not really accepted by
physicians, nurses and hospitals but ranter #tolerated. # Since
these professionals did not provide the marijuana or encourage
its use by their patients_ the Agency contends that such
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2, 6, 7; Dro Thomas Ungerleider_ a California Psychiatrist and
Full Professor at the University of California in Los Angeles
With extensive experience on the medical use of drugs. Affidavit
of Dr. Thomas Ungerleider_ _ 7-8; and Dr. Laster Grinspoon, a
Boston Psychiatrist and Associate Professor at Harvard Medical
School, Cross-examination of Dr. Laster Grinspoon, Tr. 14-27 &
14_28o
The Phalrmacologists who have testified are: Dro Philip Jobe_
a Neuropsychopharmacologist with a practice in Illinois and
former Professor of Pharmacology and Psychiatry at the Louisiana
State University,School of Medicine, Affidavit of Dr° Philip
Jobe_ _ l_ 3_ 5_ Dr° John Morgan_ a New York Pharmacologist,
Full Professor and Director of Pharmacology at the City
University of New York and also Board cez_ified in Internal
Medicine, Affidavit of Dr_ John Morgan_ _[_ 3_ 8; Cross_
examination of Dr. John Morgan, Tr. 6_195 & 6-196; and Dr. Andrew
Weil, Associate Director of Social Perspectives in Medicine at
the College of Medicine at the University of Arizona, and with
extensive experience in research on medicinal plants, Affidavit
of Dro Andrew Weil, _ 10-13_ Other professionals who have
testified are George Goldstein_ a Ph.D. in Experimental
Psychology, former Secretary of Health for the State of New
Mexico from 1978 to 1983 and chief administrator in the
implementation of the New Mexico Proqramo Affidavit of George
Goldstein, _ 2_ 6; and Dr. Arthur Kaufman, a Maryland general
practitioner with extensive experience in drug abuse treatment
and rehabilitation programs and with extensive contacts with
physicians in many medical specialties as a result of his work in
quality care evaluation at U_S. military hospitals. Affidavit of
Dr. Arthur Kauftman, _ 2_ 3_ Cross-examination of Dro Arthur
Kaufman_ Tr. 9=!98o
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