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Bradley J. Douglass, PhD
Chief Regulatory Officer | VP of Chemistry

Dr. Brad Douglass possesses over a decade of professional experience in the pharmaceutical, dietary supplement, and cannabis industries. Prior to devoting his attention to the cannabis industry in 2013, he developed fine-chemical and active pharmaceutical ingredient applications using continuous flow reaction design before acting as an FDA Affairs consultant focused on the regulation of food, drugs, and dietary supplements.

Over the past decade, Dr. Douglass has served in a variety of roles related to cannabis and hemp including Scientific Director of a state-certified cannabis laboratory, Manufacturing Controls and Formulation Consultant, Director of Advanced Botanical Strategy, and VP of Regulatory Affairs.

Dr. Douglass is a tireless advocate for a utilitarian approach to botanical ingredient regulation who believes in the value of porting principles from existing regulatory frameworks, to help solve emerging challenges.

Brad lives in Black Diamond, WA near the blast radius of Mt. Rainier with his wife and two young children where he enjoys stacking-up books on his bedside table and honing his golf swing so it is in balance with the universe.

EDUCATION

  • Doctorate in Organic and Medicinal Chemistry, University of Southern California.

  • M.S. in Regulatory Science, University of Southern California.

  • B.S. degree in Computer Science and Neuroscience, University of Southern California.

SELECT PUBLICATIONS

  • Vandrey R, Raber JC, Raber ME, Douglass B, Miller C, Bonn-Miller MO. Cannabinoid Dose and Label Accuracy in Edible Medical Cannabis Products. JAMA. 2015;313(24):2491-2493. doi:10.1001/jama.2015.6613.

  • Douglass BJ, Clouatre DL. Beyond Yellow Curry: Assessing Commercial Curcumin Absorption Technologies. Journal of the American College of Nutrition. 2015;34(4):347-358. doi:10.1080/07315724.2014.950392.

  • Douglass, Brad. Blackcurrants: The Forgotten Superfruit. Whole Foods Magazine. January 2009.

  • Douglass, Brad. Synthetic Molecular Programming and Substrate-dependent Drug-discovery: From Multicomponent Reactions to Cyclic Peptides. Doctoral Dissertation. University of Southern California, 2006.

  • Douglass, Brad. Turning Petrol Sniffing Right-Side-Up in Aurukun: Searching for the Causes and Making Plans for the Present and Future. Australian Parliament Publications, 1998.

AFFILIATIONS

  • The Cannabis Committee of the American Herbal Products Association,

  • Scientific Advisory Committee for the National Cannabis Industry Association

  • Washington state Hemp in Food task force

  • Emerald Conference Science Committee

  • American Chemical Society (ACS) Member