Researcher Directory

Leading Cannabis Researchers

Profiles of the scientists shaping our understanding of cannabis — their key contributions, selected publications, active trials, and research focus.

Researchers

276k+

Total Citations

2,755+

Publications

Active Trials

8 researchers found

Raphael Mechoulam, PhD

Professor Emeritus of Medicinal Chemistry

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Jerusalem, Israel

Endocannabinoid Biology

Endocannabinoid system biology; novel cannabinoid synthesis; neuroprotection; anti-inflammatory mechanisms; cannabinoid pharmacology

h-index 98450+ papers0 active trials

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Yasmin Hurd, PhD

Ward-Coleman Chair in Translational Neuroscience; Director, Addiction Institute

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Addiction Medicine

CBD for opioid use disorder; prenatal cannabis exposure and neurodevelopment; addiction neurobiology; striatal dopamine circuits; epigenetic mechanisms of addiction

h-index 72280+ papers3 active trials

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Orrin Devinsky, MD

Professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry; Director, NYU Comprehensive Epilepsy Center

NYU Langone Health

New York, NY

Epilepsy & Neurology

CBD for treatment-resistant epilepsy; Dravet syndrome; Lennox-Gastaut syndrome; SUDEP prevention; cannabinoid mechanisms in seizure suppression

h-index 85520+ papers4 active trials

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Mark Ware, MBBS, MSc, MRCP

Chief Medical Officer; Adjunct Professor, Anesthesia

Canopy Growth Corporation / McGill University

Montreal, Canada

Pain Medicine

Cannabis for chronic neuropathic pain; long-term safety of medical cannabis; cannabis pharmacokinetics; cannabis policy; patient-reported outcomes in pain

h-index 54190+ papers2 active trials

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Vincenzo Di Marzo, PhD

Canada Excellence Research Chair in Microbiome-Endocannabinoidome Interactions; Director, Institut sur la Nutrition et les Aliments Fonctionnels

Université Laval

Quebec City, Canada

Endocannabinoid Biology

Endocannabinoidome; gut microbiome-endocannabinoid interactions; metabolic disease; obesity; lipid mediators; 2-AG and anandamide biosynthesis/degradation

h-index 112720+ papers1 active trial

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Ziva Cooper, PhD

Research Director, UCLA Cannabis Research Initiative; Associate Professor of Psychiatry

University of California, Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

Psychiatry

Cannabis pharmacology in humans; CBD-THC interactions; cannabis for pain and opioid-sparing; cannabis and cognition; cannabis use disorder; regulatory science

h-index 48145+ papers5 active trials

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Ethan Russo, MD

Founder & CEO, CReDO Science; Former Senior Medical Advisor, GW Pharmaceuticals

CReDO Science

Vashon Island, WA

Neuropharmacology

Entourage effect; terpene pharmacology; clinical endocannabinoid deficiency; cannabis for pain and migraine; ethnobotany of cannabis; whole-plant cannabis medicine

h-index 62240+ papers1 active trial

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Donald Abrams, MD

Professor Emeritus of Clinical Medicine; Chief of Hematology-Oncology (Emeritus)

University of California, San Francisco / Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital

San Francisco, CA

Clinical Oncology

Cannabis for cancer-related symptoms (pain, nausea, anorexia); HIV-associated neuropathy; integrative oncology; cannabis-drug interactions in cancer patients; palliative care

h-index 58210+ papers1 active trial

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