He is also the award recipient of the ‘Columnist of the Year’ for both the Canadian Community Newspaper Association and the Arizona Newspaper Association. In his medical life, he advocates for the wider use of Cannabinoids and medical marijuana. Apart from this, he is a member of the Physicians for Medical Cannabis (PMC), Society of Cannabis Clinicians (SCC), International Association for Cannabinoid Medicines (IACM) and the Canadian Consortium for the Investigation of Cannabinoids (CCIC).