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This 85-Year-Old Chemist Has Made Deciphering Marijuana's Medical Secrets His Life's Work

Submitted by Marijuana News on Tue, 04/12/2016 - 08:45

Raphael Mechoulam, an Israeli chemist, is best known for his work in the field of cannabis, including helping to isolate and synthesize its active component, called THC. But he is increasingly impatient to see his findings translate into clinical trials.

At the age of 85, he is hopeful the field to which he has devoted his life’s work has reached a possible inflection point. In March, the National Institutes of Health held a neuroscience research summit focused on marijuana and cannabinoids.

Monday, he’s in Boston attending a personalized cannabinoid medicine conference, where he’ll meet with other scientists in the burgeoning field and pick up a lifetime achievement award. Even after so many years of research, he says, “There are so many things to look into.”

Here are edited excerpts from the conversation with Dr. Mechoulam.

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