PEDIATRICS Vol. 45 No. 1 January 1970, pp. 1-3
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Where Does the Pediatrician Stand on Marijuana?

Philip R. Nader M.D.1 and Robert J. Haggerty M.D.1

1 Department of Pediatrics and Psychiatry University of Rochester School of Medicine Rochester, New York 14620

What is and what should be the pediatrician's role in marijuana use by young people? While the easy way would be to say that this is none of our business, our own position, based upon the philosophy of the American Academy of Pediatrics, "for the welfare of children" is that we do have a role. Our patients and their parents are affected—sometimes (but who knows how often?) adversely. We believe that we should assume the role of doing what we can with today's knowledge and of seeking to fill in the gaps with new knowledge. Some of this knowledge is presented in this issue of Pediatrics.




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