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Raphael Mechoulam: The Scientist Who Unlocked the Plant

Raphael Mechoulam transformed cannabis science by isolating THC in 1964 and later uncovering the endocannabinoid system, revealing how the plant interacts with the human body. His decades of research shifted cannabis from stigma to serious medicine, influencing policy, research, and patient care worldwide. Mechoulam’s work remains the scientific foundation of modern cannabis understanding.

Fred Gardner: The Chronicler of the Cannabis Revolution

The journalist, editor, and quiet strategist who documented — and shaped — the rise of medical cannabis Fred…

Lester Grinspoon: How a Harvard psychiatrist became the unlikely defender of cannabis — and changed the conversation forever

The Scientist Who Challenged the Myth Lester Grinspoon didn’t come to cannabis as a believer. He came as…