Krawitz served in the
United States Air Force from 1981 to 1986 as an Electronic Warfare Systems Technician working on
avionics on-board
B-52 bombers and was a sergeant. researching the
traditions and historicity of
cannabis in the country, as well as working to secure access and availability of
medical cannabis for
veterans, in particular with the
United States Department of Veterans Affairs and has extended its involvement at the international level since the
United Nations General Assembly Special Session on the world drug situation in 1998 throughout the 2020s. Internationally he has been involved in the
New-York NGO Committee on Drugs as Executive Committee member, as patient representative of the
International Association for Cannabinoid Medicines. for his involvement around the
World Health Organization and
Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs international scheduling of
Cannabis, being instrumental in the efforts leading to the
withdrawal of "cannabis and cannabis resin" from Schedule IV of the
1961 Convention, in December 2020. Krawitz is also working on the creation of
Appellation of Origin and other
intellectual property tools for traditional
Cannabis products, both in the
United States, participating as a board member of the Californian farmers organization
Origins Council, and internationally as a registered observer to the
World Intellectual Property Organization. Since 2021, he has been member of board of advisors to the
Virginia Cannabis Control Authority (Cannabis Public Health Advisory Council). ==Publications==