President Donald Trump’s new nominee for surgeon general has expressed concerns about marijuana, saying at one point that using it is linked to the development of enlarged breasts in men, or “man boobs.” She has also, however, acknowledged that medical cannabis does have “potential benefits.”
Trump announced on Thursday that he would tap Nicole Saphier, who currently serves as director of breast imaging at Memorial Sloan Kettering, to serve as surgeon general of the United States.
Saphier has repeatedly discussed what she sees as the dangers of marijuana use, while appearing more open to the potential benefits of its nonintoxicating component CBD.
“There’s a common misconception that marijuana is safer than alcohol and other drugs,” she wrote in an op-ed for Fox News in 2019. “As a medical doctor I know that marijuana is far from harmless and can have serious damaging effects on the health of users.”
“And as a mother of three sons (one in college), I worry that legalizing the drug for adults sends a clear message to children that they can get high on pot with no negative impact on their health,” she said.
Saphier went on in the piece to criticize 2020 Democratic presidential candidates who
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