http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/b51ef5d74c0ef26629b25346ff6fbd4f.pdf c69f6631ff8cbbe49dd10047973d9a0a PDF Text Text ; E Mira-7' ‘ 5/ 4 W T0: Dr. A. h. Freedman FROM: Dr. M. Fink DATE: SUBJECT: May l0. l968 Application of Dr. Dinnerstein for research program on marijuana. The theoretical problem posed by Dr. Dinnerstein is a relevant and important one. especially the desire to measure the effects of marijuana on automobile driving behavior. This has public health implications as well as some theoretical value. The large - Drug slightly choice of subjects is good but the number seems unusually 250 trials is a very large sample. administration is clear and perhaps might be modified by drug experience. test battery is adequate to the theory. The number of which these are going to be administered is probably too large. but I assume Dr. Dinnerstein plans to run some trials first and then select the most interesting test models. tests The and the time at Criticisms: Perhaps the biggest criticism is the comparison with ethanol for this puts the study on the basis that the ethanol group was selected for some logical reason. This is not clear in the text and I do not think the two drugs are either opposed to each other or are necessarily similar to each other or that the findings in a comparison bear any necessary relationships to each other. Because of this comparison group, the number of subjects . becomes so The large. section of significance of research leads that the selection of ethanol or me to feel even the study of cannabis arises not from the public health interest. but from the popular enthusiasm for cannabis. I would have thought that a study of motor performance under cannabis on acute and chronic administration of cannabis would contribute to our understanding of its physiology in a shorter time than the proposed study design. Dr. Dinnerstein does not make clear that he is aware of the difficulties of obtaining permits to carry out marijuana research. �Dr. Freedman ~2- May 10, l968 It is probable that our own acute and - Behavioral studies could be significantly amplified by psychomotor studies such as outlined by Dr. Dinnerstein and a collaborative study might be considered if the goals were simply stated. Recommendation: chronic EEG , _ Considering the present funding policy of NIH, I think this application is too large to be reasonably supported and the Research Committee might be warranted in recommending a less anbitious program as an initial experience with marijuana for this investigator. MF:kp � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Freedman, A. M. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-022-2-158 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1968 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence