Dr. Robert Melamede was a molecular biologist, cannabis researcher, and radical thinker who spent his career connecting dots that others couldn't see. As a professor at the University of Colorado and president of Cannabis Science Inc., he developed a unified theory of health, consciousness, and evolution based on far-from-equilibrium thermodynamics. These articles honor his legacy and continue his work.
Dr. Bob wasn't just a scientist—he was a prophet of adaptation. He saw that the same principles governing hurricanes and stars also govern human health, social systems, and consciousness itself. His framework explained why cannabis medicine works, why chronic inflammation drives disease, and why rigid thinking leads to suffering. He was decades ahead of his time.
These articles explore Dr. Bob's key ideas: the distinction between Forward-Looking People and Backward-Looking People, the role of the endocannabinoid system in maintaining health, and the thermodynamic basis of life itself. We examine his most controversial claims, celebrate his vindicated predictions, and apply his framework to new challenges he never lived to see.
Dr. Bob passed away in 2023, but his ideas live on. This collection is both a tribute to the man and an invitation to continue his work—to keep pushing boundaries, questioning assumptions, and following the science wherever it leads.
Your Immune System Has Two Speeds
Dr. Bob Melamede's revolutionary theory: Your immune system runs on two fuels—carbs for attack, fat for repair. Learn which mode you're stuck in.
Smoking vs. Eating Weed: What Dr. Bob Actually Thought
Dr. Bob explained why eating cannabis provides a holistic, full-body experience while smoking creates an imbalanced high. Your brain is an affinity filter for THC.
G.O.D.: Generalized Open System Dynamics
Dr. Bob's playful acronym for the physics that governs all living systems—and why it might be what people have always meant by 'God.'
Metabolism Drives Evolution: A Radical Theory
Dr. Bob proposes a revolutionary idea: metabolism drives epigenetic changes, which eventually become genetic changes. This is how evolution actually works at the molecular level.
Carrying the Torch
They say you shouldn’t speak ill of the dead. I say that’s bullshit. Death doesn’t make a person a sain Insights from Dr. Bob Melamede's framework.
The Science Dr. Bob Left Behind
You think you want balance? Bullshit. Balance is death. Life, real life, happens on the ragged edge of chaos. It’s a messy, be
Dr. Bob's Most Controversial Ideas
The Uncomfortable Truth About Your Comfort Zone Let me ask you something. When was the last time you felt truly, deeply u
What Dr. Bob Taught Me
They called him the “stoned-out hippie with a PhD.” And sure, he looked the part. But Dr. Bob Melamede was so much more than a caricatu
The Man Who Connected Everything
You Are Not a Machine What if I told you that everything you think you know about balance is bullshit? Seriousl
The Stoned-Out Hippie With a PhD
You Think You Know How Life Works? Think Again. Let me ask you something. Do you believe in balance? In equilibrium? That t