This requirement is questionable, since there is nothing in state or federal law banning the purchase of marijuana, medical or otherwise, from any source (the law bans possession, not purchase, and possession is protected under Prop. 215).
docÂ·tor (dÅkâ²tÉr) n. 1. a. A person who is licensed to practice medicine and has trained at a school of medicine or a school of osteopathic medicine; a physician. b. Any of certain other healthcare professionals, such as a dentist, optometrist, chiropractor, podiatrist, or veterinarian.
Scientist is a position as much as a credential. NdGT has every right, by virtue of his PhD, to continue to be addressed as Dr. Tyson.. But I still don't think that makes him a scientist. A retired MD might still be a doctor, but I'm not convinced they're still a physician.