Dave Hepburn

Dave Hepburn is an author and a retired medical doctor. He was a Canadian naval surgeon in the Persian Gulf War in 1991. He is the author of the book Doctor is In(sane) and he also writes columns by the names "Dave Barry of medicine" and the "Patch Adams of the podium" which are published simultaneously in more than one hundred newspapers in Canada and the United States, as well as a radio show called "WiseQuack." He received "Columnist of the Year" award for both the Arizona Newspaper Association and the Canadian Community Newspaper Association.

He advocates for broader use of medical marijuana and cannabinoids.