About Stephen

Stephen Goldner, Esq., RAC, is a highly experienced professional who is both a forensic toxicologist and an attorney, with over 35 years of experience in the healthcare and drug regulation fields. Early in his career, he served as a forensic toxicologist at the New York Chief Medical Examiner’s office on over 18,000 cases. Stephen is a leader in getting drugs and medical devices approved worldwide. As an FDA advisor, he and his team at Regulatory Affairs Associates (RAA) have helped achieve approval for over 240 medical devices and drugs. He is also credited as the co-inventor of the liquid dose form of methadone, a breakthrough that helped hundreds of thousands of people struggling with opioid addiction. Stephen is a major figure in the growing cannabis industry. He is the founder and CEO of Pure Green Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and co-founded Pinnacle Labs in Michigan, which is a key testing laboratory in the cannabis sector. He also helped set the national standards for cannabis testing and clinical trials for the FOCUS/ISO organization. In addition to his work in pharmaceuticals, he founded CureLauncher, a free online resource that uses human “relationship managers” to connect patients with clinical trials for their specific conditions. His diverse background also inspired his novel, Waking Up Dead, which is based on a real-life political assassination case he worked on at the New York Medical Examiner’s office.