2026-06-02
A Harvard-trained doctor got addicted to Vicodin, lost his medical license, got sober, and now treats addiction and prescribes cannabis at Mass General. This is what cannabis honesty sounds like from someone who has been on both sides of the prescription pad. ▶ Good Feels THC beverages: getgoodfeels.com ▶ Free weekly cannabis operator brief: highfunctioning.show ▶ Dr. Peter Grinspoon's new book "Aging Well with Cannabis": petergrinspoon.com CATCH DR. PETER GRINSPOON LIVE June 30, 2026 at 7:00 PM A Conversation on Aging, Sleep and Wellbeing with Dr. Peter Grinspoon Barrington Hall, 426 Stockbridge Road, Great Barrington, MA Includes audience Q&A and book signing Tickets: live.barringtonhallgb.com/events/barringtonhall/2228775 August 19, 2026 at 7:00 PM Peter Grinspoon with Jay Wexler: Aging Well with Cannabis Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA Event page: brooklinebooksmith.com/event/2026-08-19/peter-grinspoon-jay-wexler-aging-well-cannabis CHAPTERS 00:00 Cold open: The DEA raid 01:08 Why a Harvard doctor became the cannabis doctor 11:02 Lester Grinspoon, NIDA, and why cannabis research has always been broken 18:54 The Cannabis Use Disorder myth 24:43 Cannabis as an exit drug from polypharmacy 28:45 Budtenders, Ganjier, and the senior education gap 42:53 ADHD, creativity, and the cost flip that breaks patients 59:12 HOW TO READ A CANNABIS STUDY WITHOUT GETTING TRICKED 1:02:17 WHERE TO FIND PETER GUEST Dr. Peter Grinspoon, MD Primary care physician, Mass General Hospital Instructor, Harvard Medical School Board-certified addiction medicine Author: Aging Well with Cannabis, Seeing Through the Smoke, Free Refills Site: petergrinspoon.com Substack: drpetergrinspoon.substack.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/drpetergrinspoon Instagram: @peter_grinspoon YouTube: @drpetergrinspoon HOST Jason Reposa, Founder/CEO Good Feels LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jasonreposa Site: highfunctioning.show This conversation is educational and not personal medical advice. Talk to your doctor before changing medications or using cannabis medically. 21+.