Dr. Gregory Smith earned his medical degree from Rush Medical School in Chicago, and a Masters of Public Health from Harvard University. He completed residency training in Preventive Medicine at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Since getting out of the US Army as a Major, Dr. Smith has been in primary care practice in California, Georgia and Florida for the past 30 years. He first trained on use of medical cannabis in California in 2000. He has had extensive experience and education in the field of cannabinoid medications.
Dr. Smith is an avid writer, having published over a dozen peer reviewed medical publications, two medical textbooks, and a novel called “Malpractice.”
His most recent book, is entitled Medical Cannabis: Basic Science and Clinical Applications (Aylesbury Press, 2016 – www.AylesburyPress.com). It is a scientifically-based textbook directed at educating medical students and medical professionals on the science and applications of cannabinoid medications.
Dr. Smith has been working with medical cannabis-related issues full-time for the past 4 years. He is a prolific writer on the topic of clinical applications of medical cannabis with many publications and video training courses.
He is editor-in-chief of www.Cannabis-MD.com, and Director of Medical Affairs for First Harvest Financial, Inc. (a cannabis investment firm.)