Speaking
Dr. Grinspoon has been a keynote speaker on topics ranging from physician health to opioid addiction, to medical cannabis. He has presented at Grand Rounds at numerous hospitals, has served as an expert witness, and has been featured in the national media including Fox and Friends, NBC Nightly News, The Daily Show, Fox Nation, C-Span and has appeared in other outlets such as NPR, The Washington Post, People Magazine and USA Today.
According to Dr. Grinspoon, “My best talks are always those in which I go ‘off-script’ and speak extemporaneously, as during those performances my humor and passion shine through.”
He is available as a speaker on the topics of addiction, psychedelics, physician health, or any cannabis-related topic.
TedX Talk
Cannabis and psychedelics
The Bluntness
Seeing how cannabis can medically help someone first hand gives a perspective on the plant that makes it worth fighting for. Join The Bluntness’s Executive Editor Gregory Frye as he sits down with Peter Grinspoon, M.D., to discuss his life story with cannabis, his father Lester Grinspoon, Nixon, Carl Sagan, Mr. X and calling out the BS on outdated and incorrect cannabis education.
Cannabis and pain - Best Consumption Method?
The Cannabis Review
On this episode, we are joined by Dr. Peter Grinspoon discussing the following topics:
Cannabis & Pain – best consumption method?
Cannabis Breathalysers – do they work?
Lying to Kids About Drugs
Seeing Through the Smoke: A Doctor's Perspective on Cannabis with Dr. Peter Grinspoon
Medical Cannabis Research Center at Drexel University
Sponsored by the Medical Cannabis Research Center at Drexel University this event featured Peter Grinspoon. Grinspoon spoke about the relationship between cannabis and opioids, what counts as evidence for cannabis research, and barriers in physician knowledge and education surrounding cannabis.
Chopped 420
The Good. The Bad. And The Science
With Dr. Peter Grinspoon and Ashley Ray (podacst – comedy)
Medical Cannabis
Live with Dustin Chandler
Dr. Grinspoon discusses Medical Cannabis with Dustin Chandler, a former, certified police officer in the state of Alabama with special expertise in narcotics investigations and tactical operations.
Dr. Peter Grinspoon on Addiction and Recovery
Harvard X
Dr. Peter Grinspoon discusses his experience as a person in recovery from opioid addiction and how that relates to being a doctor treating patients who are seeking pills unnecessarily.
Alex Berenson gets smoked by Dr. Peter Grinspoon in debate on cannabis and mental health
London Free Press
A debate about cannabis that pitted a former reporter against a physician seems to have spilled out onto social media and resulted in bad blood—at least on one side of the fence.
Recent Speaking Engagements
UK Medical Cannabis Summit April, 2021
American Cannabis Nurses Association May 2021
Palm Beach Medical Society May 2021
Brazilian Medical Cannabis Summit November 2021
Spotlight Pennsylvania November 2021
Massachusetts General Mind Body Conference November 2021
Boston University Cannabis Science Fair – Keynote Speaker December 2021
Drexel University January 2022 Medical Cannabis
Boston University School of Medicine January 2022 Physicians and Addiction
Rivier School of Nursing April 2022 Physicians and Addiction
MGH noontime conference April 2022 Physicians and Addiction
Council For Federal Cannabis Regulation; webinar April 2022
United in Compassion (Australia) May 2022. Cannabis
Pennsylvania Pain Society June 2022
Doctors For Cannabis Regulation seminar. June 2022
Plenary speech at UMass’s ‘Lesterfest’ June 2022