Donald P. Tashkin is an American pulmonologist [1] and professor of medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, [2] who has studied the effects of cannabis for over 30 years. [3]
Tashkin earned his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1961. [4]
Tashkin has spent 30 years studying cannabis. [5] In 2006, he was in charge of a large case-control study on marijuana and the risk of cancer. Contrary to his group's expectations, the study found no increase in lung cancer risk even among heavy users of marijuana. [6] [7] [8]
Donald P. Tashkin is an American pulmonologist [1] and professor of medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, [2] who has studied the effects of cannabis for over 30 years. [3]
Tashkin earned his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1961. [4]
Tashkin has spent 30 years studying cannabis. [5] In 2006, he was in charge of a large case-control study on marijuana and the risk of cancer. Contrary to his group's expectations, the study found no increase in lung cancer risk even among heavy users of marijuana. [6] [7] [8]