Rick Doblin

Rick Doblin is the president and founder of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). Born November 30, 1953, he obtained a psychology degree from New College of Florida in 1987 and later earned a doctorate in public policy from the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. He organized MAPS in 1986 with the goal of making MDMA (or Ecstasy) an FDA-approved medicine, and occasionally has been interviewed by TV and print reporters in reference to the drug. Doblin also has served on the board of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws since 1996.

Writings

 * Regulation of the Medical Use of Psychedelics and Marijuana . A dissertation by Rick Doblin for his Ph.D. in Public Policy from the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. June 2001.
 * Doblin, Richard and Kleiman, Mark A. R, "Marijuana as Antiemetic Medicine: A Survey of Oncologists' Experiences and Attitudes." Journal of Clinical Oncology. 1991; 9(7): pp. 1314-1319.