Tod H. Mikuriya

Early Life and Education:

• Born in Brownsville, Pennsylvania to a German teacher and a civil engineer of Japanese descent.
• Raised in Fallsington, Pennsylvania within a Quaker community.
• Family background influenced his views on cannabis.
• First learned about cannabis in a children’s book in 1959.
• Graduated from Reed College in 1956 and later obtained a medical degree in 1962.

Professional Career:

• Directed a drug addiction treatment center in Princeton, New Jersey.
• Appointed as the director of marijuana research for the National Institute of Mental Health.
• Authored publications on the therapeutic use of cannabis.
• Published the book ‘Marijuana Medical Papers 1839–1972’.
• Continued publishing on cannabis in the 1970s and 1980s.

Clinical Practice and Controversies:

• Maintained a private psychiatric practice with a focus on cannabis consultation.
• Approved medical marijuana for over 9,000 patients.
• Faced controversy and conflicts with authorities due to his practices.
• Placed on probation by the Medical Board of California.
• No harm reported by patients, families, or community physicians from his treatments.

Political Involvement and Activism:

• Engaged in political movements advocating for changes in cannabis laws.
• Participated in drafting various cannabis-related propositions.
• Ran for the House of Representatives in 1980.
• Involved in establishing the California Cannabis Research Medical Group.
• Founded the Society of Cannabis Clinicians in 2004.

Legacy and References:

• Various sources provide information on Tod H. Mikuriya’s life and work.
• Notable publications by Mikuriya in academic journals.
• Legacy highlighted in news articles and obituaries.
• Recognized contributions to the medical marijuana movement.
• Mikuriya’s papers are available for research purposes.
• External links to Dr. Mikuriya’s personal website, the Society of Cannabis Clinicians, and O’Shaughnessy’s Journal for further reading.

Tod H. Mikuriya Data Sources