Dr. Riley Kirk contends that cannabis should be treated with the same level of scientific seriousness and professional scrutiny as other medicines.

“we also need people discussing the science so we can take it as seriously as we take other medicines because it should be taken seriously.”

THC and CBD exert their effects on the body through distinct pathways and mechanisms rather than acting as single-target molecules.

“we're used to thinking and medicine actually as an allopath of a single molecule single target but what you really learn is that that's a great way of understanding how a drug could work but that's not how it works in in a biologic system known as a person”