Ernest Small

Dr. Ernest Small received a doctorate in plant evolution from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1969, and has since been employed with the Research Branch of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, where he presently holds the status of Principal Research scientist. He is the author of eleven books and over 300 scientific publications on plants. Dr. Small’s career has included acting as an adviser to national governments, presenting numerous invited university and professional association lectures, supervising post-graduate students at various universities, participation in international societies and committees, professional journal editing, media interviews, and dozens of appearances as an expert botanical witness in courts cases. He has received several professional honors, including the G.M. Cooley Prize of the American Association of Plant Taxonomists for work on the marijuana plant; and the George Lawson Medal, the most prestigious award of the Canadian Botanical Association, for lifetime contributions to botany.