The celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz, who made fun of John Fetterman's stroke (D-PA) during Pennsylvania's pivotal race for U.S. Senate in 2022 and who openly criticized Fetterman's stance on cannabis legalization, seems to be taking a U-turn on the plant, yet again.
Asked about whether smoking pot and using edibles to get a buzz is raising the risk of health hazards, Dr. Oz, who lost the senate race to Fetterman and who has been endorsed by Donald Trump, said cannabis is a field that needs more research. Though he added that "smoking anything creates damaging inflammation throughout your body."
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"As for the medical use of cannabis' active ingredients THC and CBD, that's an evolving field with limited research," said Oz and his colleague Michael Roizen, M.D., chief wellness officer and chair of the Wellness Institute at the Cleveland Clinic, reported NJ.com.
Dr. Oz's latest position on cannabis is more in line with his 2020 statement that marijuana is "one of the most underused tools in America." That's before his 2022 animated campaign ad in which he ridicules Fetterman's support for cannabis.
He's the most radical candidate in the country. pic.twitter.com/Z2jr8yowos
— Dr. Mehmet Oz (@DrOz) August 15, 2022
Now, Oz cites Johns Hopkins School of Public Health's 2023 interview with Johannes Thrul, Ph.D., MS who praises CBD for seizures as "one of the first indications that cannabis was approved for," while "THC has been used effectively for things like nausea and appetite for people with cancer."
However, the multimillionaire TV host seems to be skeptical of the benefits cannabis in terms of pain treatment. "It's a mixed bag for easing pain," Oz said.
Nevertheless, he concluded, "Our advice: If your physician recommends it to manage pain, especially if you're 65 and older, give it a try."
His stance on recreational cannabis use remains unchanged, as he highlighted the negative repercussions of chronic cannabis use in young people and pregnant women.
名人医生梅赫梅特·奥兹（Mehmet Oz），在2022年宾夕法尼亚州关键的美国参议院竞选中嘲笑约翰·费特曼（D-PA）中风，并公开批评了费特曼对大麻合法化的立场，现在似乎又在对这种植物改变立场了。
在被问及抽大麻和使用食品获得嗨感是否增加了健康风险时，特朗普概念的被压力位参选人奥兹医生表示，大麻是一个需要更多研究的领域。尽管他补充说"吸烟任何东西都会在你的身体里产生炎症。"
阅读更多：约翰·菲特曼与奥兹博士之间：一位医疗专业人士对菲特曼的辩论表现发表评论，并表示愤怒。
"至于大麻的医学用途成分THC和CBD，这是一个研究有限的不断发展的领域。"新泽西州报道的Cleveland Clinic的首席健康官兼健康学院主席迈克尔·罗伊森博士说道。
奥兹医生在对大麻持有的最新立场更符合他2020年的说法，即大麻是"美国最被低估的工具之一。"这是在他2022年的动画竞选广告中嘲笑菲特曼对大麻的支持之前的说法。
他是这个国家最激进的候选人。 pic.twitter.com/Z2jr8yowos
— Dr. Mehmet Oz (@DrOz) 2022年8月15日
奥兹引用了约翰霍普金斯公共卫生学院2023年对博士Johannes Thrul进行的采访，Thrul博士称赞CBD在癫痫病治疗中的作用是"大麻首次获得批准的指标之一"，而"THC在恶心和癌症患者的食欲中也被有效使用。"
不过，这位千万富翁主持人似乎对大麻在疼痛治疗方面的益处持怀疑态度。奥兹说：“对于缓解疼痛，这是一个两面性的问题。”
然而，他总结道：“我们的建议是：如果您的医生推荐以缓解疼痛为目的，尤其是如果您已经65岁或以上，请试试看。”
他对休闲大麻使用的立场保持不变，因为他强调了长期使用大麻对年轻人和孕妇的负面影响。
