Javier Pedraza Valiente was born in 1978. He graduated in medicine and surgery from the University of Extremadura in 2002, and in 2006 specialized in family and community medicine. Since 1998, he has had a particular interest in the clinical potential of the endocannabinoid system and began to educate himself in the subject.
He became a member of the Sociedad Española de Investigación sobre Cannabinoides (SEIC) in 2002 and of the International Association for Cannabinoid Medicines (IACM) in 2003.
He has worked as the editor of the medicinal section of the magazine "Cáñamo" and has directed the therapeutic offices of the Federations of Cannabis Associations of Extremadura, Catalonia and Madrid (FACEX, FEDCAC and MADFAC).
He was the vice-president of the Observatorio Español de Cannabis Medicinal (OECM). He is now the Observatorio's spokesperson and sits on its board of directors. He is currently the President of the Sociedad Iberoamericana de Medicina Cannábica (SIBEMEC).