Founder & CEO
Marcu Enterprises
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 pharmacology of cannabinoids system. Dr. Marcu has published basic and clinical research and is also trained in psilocybin assisted therapy. Dr. Marcu is a founding partner at the consulting firm of Marcu & Arora, which provides life science consulting to the cannabis and psychedelics fields. Dr. Marcu is the Chief Scientific Officer at Physicians Research Center Plus. He also works with legal professionals as an expert witness for cannabis and synthetic drug cases.
His efforts include the development of international certification and training programs, co-authoring American Herbal Pharmacopeia’s Cannabis Quality Control and Therapeutic Monographs, and assisting in the creation of the first standards for industry as a committee chairman of the cannabis committee for the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA). His dedication to consumer safety is further evident in his work to co-develop a biotech application to predict drug-drug interactions between cannabis and commonly prescribed pharmaceutical drugs. Additionally, Dr. Marcu co-authored one of the first product safety studies on CBD products.
Reflecting his dedication to the field, Dr. Marcu has received numerous awards including the Mahmoud Elsohly award for excellence in cannabis chemistry and the Billy Martin research achievement award from the International Cannabinoid Research Society for his work on THC and CBD synergy in aggressive brain cancers. He is also a court-qualified synthetic cannabinoid and cannabis expert. 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.
