Benjamin Caplan, MD

Verified Medical Credentials & Practice Scope

✓ Board-Certified Family Medicine (ABFM) ✓ Active MA Physician License (NPI: 1962722637) ✓ 350,000+ Patient Evaluations Overseen ✓ Founder & CMO, CED Clinic & CED Foundation ✓ Harvard Business School Lecturer ✓ Author, The Doctor-Approved Cannabis Handbook

Benjamin Caplan, MD, is a board-certified Family Physician, author, researcher, and internationally recognized expert in cannabinoid medicine and the endocannabinoid system. Founder of CED Clinic and author of The Doctor-Approved Cannabis Handbook, he has spent more than two decades advancing evidence-based cannabis care, medical education, and clinical research. Dr. Caplan mentors the Harvard Business School Cannabis Club, and helped to launch the inaugural HBS Cannabis Business Conference, contributed to leading medical journals, advised healthcare and policy organizations, and built clinical and technology platforms designed to translate complex scientific evidence into practical care. His work sits at the intersection of medicine, research, technology, and health policy, with a focus on improving how patients, clinicians, and institutions understand and use cannabinoid-based therapies.

Editorial & Medical Review Standards: Every clinical guide, study analysis, and therapeutic review published on CED Clinic adheres to rigorous evidence-based criteria, cross-referencing peer-reviewed biomedical literature and clinical observations from over two decades in medical practice.

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