Hanan Abramovici is manager and senior science advisor in the Office of Science and Surveillance in the Cannabis Legalization and Regulation Branch at Health Canada, the Canadian Federal Department of Health. Since 2010, Dr. Abramovici has been involved in numerous federal government monitoring, surveillance, and research activities on cannabis, including development of the Canadian Cannabis Survey and cannabis data indicators; supporting the work of the Federal Task Force on the Legalization and Regulation of Cannabis; supporting development of the legislation and regulations on cannabis in Canada; and public education, compliance and enforcement, litigation, and regulatory policy work on cannabis.

Dr. Abramovici received his PhD in neuroscience from the University of Ottawa and his Master of Science degree in pharmacology from the University of Toronto.