James Marcus gordon

An early pioneer in the cannabis industry in California, I did not follow the laws the city, state and federal laws held that deemed Marijuana as an  illegal drug. I was raised in the culturally hippy city of Berkeley where Cannabis was viewed as some Rastafarians express a "Holy Herb". I graduated from the prestigious University of California at Berkeley in 1998., and held the position of Director of Event Technology at multiple luxury hotels such as the Fairmont San Francisco, Parc 55 Hotel and Park Central Hotel.  Executing annual events for companies such a Oracle, Sales force, Google, LinkedIn, and  Facebook. And as the caring person I am, I was always available to help patients get the special medicine they needed, and without a pharmacy to work out of, 

or clinic to administer medicine out of....

I became what some refer to as a "Street Pharmacist"

Now as my "casual" business began to grow, and the industry began to attract attention. I was arrested in Sacramento CA, and charged with Cannabis cultivation which would in soon passing years, become fully legal. And after 6 years of fighting the felony charges, which were being enforced by federal agencies. I was finally acquitted on all charges. Then the City of Sacramento created a community equity program to make attempts to rectify the damaging effects the federal drug policies had on minority communities. Now I am being offered no interest funding to start a legal business cannabis based on my prior arrest.  

"Whoa how the tables have turned"

Inspired by my new opportunity with city to start a Cannabis business, I quickly looked for programs where I could seriously enhance my understanding of the herb to maximize this once in a life time opportunity. What I found was the countries 1st Master's Program for cannabis. What the program taught me besides, how to use pharmaceutics to assure safe and effective design, development, and manufacture of medical cannabis products. Was that there is a large population of cannabis users that unfortunately fits the criteria for Cannabis Use Disorder or C.U.D.. Coupled with Cannabis Withdrawal Syndrome or C.W.S these are two very serious issues that I become very passionate about solving. This cause has guided my course electives such as MCST 607 Negative Physical, Psychiatric, and Social Effects of Cannabis and MCST 609 Advanced Cannabinoid Chemistry and Analytic Testing Methodology. These were some of the most impactful courses during this program. Giving me the understanding necessary to deal with cannabis use disorder as well as the tools for developing products and therapies that can address cannabis withdrawal syndrome.

With a clear direction to help reduce cannabis abuse and cannabis withdrawal Syndrome I set my sights on developing a "one-a-day" pill that would help relieve patients from symptoms of cannabis withdrawal, as well reduces the over all need for patients to consume marijuana from smoking, which has been demonstrated harm the lungs, cardiovascular system as well memory loss. With the support of the City of Sacramento's equity program I intend to write a proposal  to begin to create research and development strategies for producing the mix for the one-a-day pill. MCST will put me, the once labeled "Street Pharmacist" in the 

middle of a real laboratory where I can created the product 

I was destined to create. 

My future is Bright !!!