Bradley Carlson attended Minnesota State University, Mankato and graduated in 2001 with a bachelor of science in microbiology and minor in chemistry. In 2009, he graduated with his doc-tor of pharmacy from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. He completed his residency with an emphasis in emergency medicine at Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids Minnesota. Brad pio-neered the emergency department pharmacy program at Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park Minnesota and worked as an ER pharmacist for many years. In the fall of 2014, Brad joined LeafLine Labs, one of Minnesota’s two medical cannabis growers/extractors/distributors, to author its application and later launch its vertically-integrated program. Brad served as Chief Pharmacist and VP of Pharmacy Operations with LeafLine Labs from its beginnings, through the Minnesota state rollout of the medical cannabis program in July 2015 and into March 2016.

Brad continues to work as an ER pharmacist at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park Minnesota, and as a pharmacist consultant for PDI Medical (a medical cannabis clinic and dispensary) in Buffalo Grove Illinois.