S4E6 (episode 36): Dr. Amanda Reiman on Drug Policy, Cannabis, Psychedelics, and More

In this episode, Amanda and Jeffrey discuss cannabis data, drug policy, psychedelics, growing your own medicine, social work, sportscasting, failing out of college, web3, and more. People are the Answer is a podcast on social impacts, entrepreneurship, philanthropy and much more.

Amanda Reiman is Vice President of Public Policy Research for New Frontier Data and the Founder of Personal Plants, a multimedia platform supporting the home cultivation of psychoactive plants.

After receiving her PhD from UC Berkeley, Dr. Reiman was the Director of Research and Patient Services at Berkeley Patients Group, one of the oldest dispensaries in the country, and the Manager of Marijuana Law and Policy for the Drug Policy Alliance, a national nonprofit that was engaged in the drafting and campaigns of legalization initiatives across the country and abroad. She also taught courses on substance abuse treatment and drug policy at UC Berkeley for 10 years.

Dr. Reiman is an internationally recognized cannabis expert and public health researcher. Dubbed “The Brain” by Elle.com, she is a leader in the field of cannabis as a substitute for alcohol and other drugs and has presented her research on cannabis dispensaries and the use of cannabis as a substitute for opiates all over the world. She has written for / been quoted in The Huffington Post, New York Times, Washington Post, and Playboy as well as numerous peer reviewed academic journals and several textbooks.

Also an expert in cannabis policy on the local, national and international level, Dr. Reiman was the first Chairwoman of the Berkeley Medical Cannabis Commission and also sat on the Oakland Cannabis Regulatory Commission. She currently sits on the Board of Cannabis Doing Good and the Cannabis Travel Association International and is a member of the Ganjier Council.

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Dr. Amanda Reiman

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Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/amandamendoaklandish

My Personal Plants

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Twitter – https://twitter.com/PlantsPersonal

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