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    ABOUT US

    CANNABIS SCIENCE. DONE RIGHT.

    CReDO Science was founded by the researcher other experts turn to — built to develop optimized, whole-plant botanical drug formulas, lead original peer-reviewed research, and train the clinicians who need to understand it all.

    20+

    GW Pharmaceuticals
    Clinical Trials

    2

    Botanical Drugs
    Licensed & Active

    1st

    Human CBG
    Clinical Trial

    70+

    Peer-Reviewed
    Publications

    44

    Lecturer in 44 Countries

    Cannabis can do more than the world currently allows it to do. CReDO exists to close the gap between what the science shows is possible and what patients are actually receiving — because suffering people deserve better, and because better is achievable.
    OUR PRINCIPALS

    The science is rigorous. The people behind it are real.

    Ethan Russo, MD

    Founder & CEO
    Dr. Ethan Russo

    Board-certified neurologist and the world’s foremost phytocannabinoid pharmacologist. 16 years at GW Pharmaceuticals. Medical Monitor for Sativex and Epidiolex across 20+ Phase I-III trials. 70+ peer-reviewed publications. When the field has a hard question, it calls Ethan Russo.

    Nishi Whiteley, MS

    Co-Founder & COO
    Nishi Whiteley

    35 years of international business development. Author of Chronic Relief. Peer-reviewed co-author alongside Dr. Russo. The commercial architect behind every CReDO engagement — IP portfolio, licensing deals, and the operations that make the science commercially viable.

    WHAT WE DO

    Three ways we advance cannabis medicine.

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    Drug Development & Formulation

    Whole-plant botanical drug formulas for specific indications. Clinical consulting through at least Phase II. For companies serious about the FDA Botanical Drug pathway.

    Original Research

    First human CBG clinical trial. First genomic study of CHS. Foundational work on the Entourage Effect and Clinical Endocannabinoid Deficiency. Peer-reviewed science.

    Cannabis Education

    Professional Education — MM411

    The most rigorous cannabinoid science curriculum available. Written and taught by Dr. Ethan Russo. Built for clinicians, PhDs, and cannabis industry professionals.

    ACTIVE PROGRAMS

    Cannabis drug development is a long game. We're in it.

    CReDO has developed and licensed botanical drug formulas currently in active clinical research on two indications across multiple countries — including a whole-plant formula for ALS symptoms advancing toward clinical trials in 2027 on the FDA Botanical Drug pathway across multiple countries, and a whole-plant formula for menopause symptom relief currently in US-based clinical trials. In both cases, we didn't hand off the formula and walk away. We stayed — providing ongoing clinical consulting through the trial process, as we do with every engagement we take on.

    FDA Botanical Drug Pathway
    ALS Symptom Relief

    A whole-plant formula licensed to an international partner, advancing toward clinical trials in 2027 across multiple countries.

    US-Based Clinical Trial
    Menopause Symptom Relief

    A whole-plant formula licensed to an international partner, currently in US-based clinical trials.

    Investor inquiries for these programs are welcome

    WHAT THE FIELD SAYS

    The most trusted voices in cannabis medicine.

    Ethan Russo is the most knowledgeable and trusted authority on the therapeutic use of cannabis and the endocannabinoid system. He's a visionary in the field — and I have no hesitation in saying that I, and many others, consider Ethan Russo to be the most trusted person in the cannabis medicine space.
    Aviva Romm, MD

    Author, Botanical Medicine for Women's Health

    Dr. Russo is the leading expert and a distinguished scholar in the cannabinoid science field whose decades of contributions have resulted in innovative treatments, FDA-approved medicines, and novel approaches to treating unmet medical needs.
    Hunter Land, PhD

    CEO, Lupvindol Biosciences Limited

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    Working on a cannabis-based drug
    and need the right team?

    We work with a small number of partners each year —
    companies that are serious about the FDA Botanical Drug pathway and
    ready to do this properly.

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