Jahan Marcu, PhD

Founding Partner - Marcu & Arora & Co-Host - How to Launch an Industry

Dr. Jahan Marcu has over 15 years of experience in cannabinoid research, policy, and operations. He has been a passionate advocate focused on consumer safety and the medical benefits of cannabis. He is also among a select group of professionals globally that has earned a PhD focused on the endocannabinoid system (with research on the structure and function of cannabinoid receptors, molecular pharmacology of the endocannabinoid system, and the role of the ECS in bone). Dr. Marcu is a clinical researcher and is also trained in psilocybin-assisted therapy. Dr. Marcu is a founding partner at the consulting firm Marcu & Arora, which provides life science consulting to the cannabis and psychedelics fields. He is also a court-qualified cannabis and synthetic drug expert witness. His work has been published and covered in publications such as Rolling Stone, Science, Nature, JAMA, the Washington Post, CNN, and many other media outlets.