http://youtu.be/3r7ff_Oxxsk
CV: http://www.uccs.edu/~rmelamed/
Throughout my life I have been fascinated and amazed by life, always wondering what it is and how it works. Modern molecular biology and far from equilibrium thermodynamics have provided me with answers that I find very satisfying. Simply and simplistically put, it is natural for the flow of energy and matter to act "creatively". This fact of physics serves as the central theme for all courses that I teach. It provides a scientific basis for understanding life and death, health and disease. I hope you will enjoy and benefit from this approach.[/url]
http://www.uccs.edu/rmelamed/the-age-of ... ching.html - a number of videos on endocannabinoid deficient people. The higher centers of our brain are full of endocannabinoid receptors.
Science Daily - Political Views Are Reflected in Brain Structure
Current Biology Journal - Political Views Are Reflected in Brain Structure - pdf
Cannabinoid deficient people accumulate in government
He says in a video http://youtu.be/3r7ff_Oxxsk that he has been smoking cannabis for 50 years. I wonder how some one on cannabis for 50 years can get thermodynamics, one of the most difficult subjects in science. At nuke school more guys washed out on thermo than any other subject. I got "A"s in thermo while reading motorcycle magazines in the back of the class. These days I have a thermo book I read at bed time occasionally.Dr. Robert Melamede has a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry from the City University of New York. Dr. Melamede retired as Chairman of the Biology Department at University of Colorado, Colorado Springs in 2005, where he continues to teach and research cannabinoids, cancer, and DNA repair. Dr. Melamede is recognized as a leading authority on the therapeutic uses of cannabis, and has authored or co-authored dozens of papers on a wide variety of scientific subjects. Dr. Melamede also serves on the Editorial Board of The Journal of the International Association for Cannabis as Medicine, the Scientific Advisory Board of Americans for Safe Access, Sensible Colorado, Scientific Advisor for Cannabis Therapeutics as well as a variety other of state dispensaries and marijuana patient advocacy groups.
http://www.forbes.com/profile/robert-melamede/
BTW Max Planck noted something similar.
"A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents die and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it."
Why is that? Endocannabinoid production in the brain declines rapidly after age 25 in women and age 27 in men.