Dr. Mitch Earleywine is Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University at Albany, State University of New York, where he teaches drugs and human behavior, substance abuse treatment and clinical research methods. He received a B.A. from Columbia University and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Indiana. He has received 21 teaching commendations, including the coveted General Education Teaching Award from the University of Southern California and the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching from the State University of New York system. His research funding has come from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research Foundation, and the Marijuana Policy Project.  He serves on the editorial boards of four psychology journals, reviews for over a dozen, and has more than 100 publications on drug use and abuse, including “Understanding Marijuana” (Oxford University Press, 2002) and “The Parents’ Guide to Marijuana” (High Times Press, 2008). He is the only person to publish with both Oxford University and High Times.

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He has been quoted in The Economist, The San Francisco Chronicle, Chicago Tribune, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Time magazine, Sacramento Bee, Rolling Stone, Salon, and The Nation. He has also appeared on National Public Radio’s “Talk of the Nation” and “Weekend Edition”. He served on the executive board for the Marijuana Policy Project, and currently serves on the advisory board for the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.