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Research and Public Policy Amicus Dr John Halpern is Associate Director of Substance Abuse Research at the McLean Hospital, an affiliate of the Harvard Medical School. Dr. Juan Sanchez-Ramos a Professor of Neurology, Pharmacology, and Psychiatry in the University of South Florida College of Medicine, and Professor Jimmy Gurule is Professor of Law at Notre Dame Law School who has served as Deputy Chief of the Major Narcotics Section in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles (1985-89), Assistant Attorney General (1990-92), and Under Secretary for Enforcement, U.S. Department of the Treasury (2001-03). While the district judge seems to have been gracious toward the government in describing the health-related evidence as being in "equipoise," amici's review of the evidence as set forth above establishes beyond scientific question that the evidence was not in "equipoise," but tipped decidedly in favor of the UDV's position. The testimony of government witnesses was either incorrect medically or was gross speculation about the "possible" consequences of taking the tea as a sacrament. The government is offering only "concerns" as a substitute for data. The preliminary injunction should be affirmed. Excerpt from the Amicus brief, for a complete copy of this document click here. |
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