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Thomas Ungerleider

A member of President Nixon’s groundbreaking National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse that ultimately advocated the decriminalization of marijuana, Dr. Thomas Ungerleider has devoted much of his professional career in medicine to researching the therapeutic properties of smoked cannabis.  Dr. Ungerleider received his MD from Casewestern University Reserve School of Medicine, and is a Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at the UCLA Medical Center.  He serves as an advisor for the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML).