Aaron Houston

Aaron Houston is a veteran strategist, journalist and advocate in cannabis and drug policy reform, with more than two decades of experience at the intersection of science, law and politics. Over more than two decades, he has advised members of Congress, the White House and major medical associations and played a pivotal role in enacting the first federal medical cannabis law in U.S. history. A former director of government relations at the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP), executive director of Students for Sensible Drug Policy and chief strategist at Weedmaps, Aaron has appeared on CNN, NBC’s Today Show and The Colbert Report. He was also featured in the original Showtime documentary In Pot We Trust. During his time at MPP, he served as the in-house expert on the pharmacokinetics, toxicology and metabolism of THC and its impact on driving ability, supervising a grant to study such effects. Aaron has been named a “Rising Star of Politics” and “Influencer 50” by Campaigns and Elections Magazine. Aaron’s passion for harm reduction led him to work in homeless services, where he has personally delivered thousands of doses of the life-saving opioid-reversal drug naloxone.

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Marijuana Users Have ‘Enhanced Cognitive Abilities,’ Large Federally Funded Study Shows

Marijuana users have “superior performance across multiple cognitive domains,” according to a new large-scale study funded by the U.S. federal government, with the effects of cannabis...

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Marijuana Users Have ‘Enhanced Cognitive Abilities,’ Large Federally Funded Study Shows

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