The Physicians' Case for Marijuana Legalization

Affiliations

¹ David L. Nathan is the founder of Doctors for Cannabis Regulation and is with the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway Township, NJ. At the time of writing, H. Westley Clark was the retired director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockville, MD. Joycelyn Elders was the 15th US Surgeon General.

Editorial

David L Nathan et al. Am J Public Health. 2017 Nov.

. 2017 Nov;107(11):1746-1747.

doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2017.304052.

¹ David L. Nathan is the founder of Doctors for Cannabis Regulation and is with the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway Township, NJ. At the time of writing, H. Westley Clark was the retired director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockville, MD. Joycelyn Elders was the 15th US Surgeon General.

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