OpenCann’s mission is to accelerate the development of new cannabis based therapeutics. Cannabis has broad potential application when used intentionally for its physical and cognitive effects. Advances in the identification, characterization, and synthetic evolution of phytocannabinoids wield immensely broad potential impact in treatment paradigms for a wide variety of disease states. We believe a balance can be found in nascent post-prohibition cannabis markets between privatization of intellectual property to fund new research and proliferation of common knowledge about this ancient plant medicine as a public good. 


The initial impetus behind this project was a desire to unlock cannabis testing data my former clients lacked incentive to share. As my sophistication in the world of web3 and DAOs grew it became apparent that one of the primary goals of OpenCann is to lead initiatives that support the preservation of knowledge as a public good and support access to information as a fundamental human right. We believe access to verifiable data and knowledge form the core basis for societal improvement in the age of information. By decentralizing and lowering the cost to develop a wide range of new therapeutics, OpenCann has the potential to massively impact and improve human life.