Douglas ‘Duffy’ MacKay, ND, is Senior Vice President, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs for CV Sciences, Inc., makers of PlusCBD™. At CV Sciences, he is responsible for scientific and regulatory affairs functions that drive product quality, safety and innovation. 

Dr. MacKay came to CV Sciences after a 10-year career with the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) in Washington, D.C., where he served as SVP of Scientific & Regulatory Affairs. At CRN, he oversaw the scientific and regulatory affairs department, ensuring that the association’s scientific, policy and legislative positions were based on credible scientific rationale. 

Dr. MacKay serves as a member of the CRN Board of Directors, American Botanical Council (ABC) Advisory Board, and FDLI CannabisDerived Products Committee. In addition, he is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Dietary Supplements and serves on the editorial boards of Integrative Medicine: A Clinician’s Journal and the Natural Medicine Journal. 

Dr. MacKay earned his naturopathic medical degree from the National University of Natural Medicine in Portland, Oregon.