Mr Platshorn's successful MEET THE EXPERTS events were spotlighted on Jon Stewart's Daily Show, CNN Money and the front page of The Wall Street Journal.
His “edu-mercial” Should Grandma Smoke Pot? has been seen on TV stations in a dozen cities. Dr. Lester Grinspoon of Harvard University called SGSP? the best program on the subject of cannabis.
He received and was High Times Freedom Fighter of the Year Award for his work educating legislators, businessmen and the senior population on the benefits of medical marijuana.