{"id":20004,"date":"2025-10-18T16:28:28","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T15:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/?p=20004"},"modified":"2026-01-11T18:04:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T17:04:31","slug":"dr-marc-siegel-marijuana-is-the-most-dangerous-drug-in-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/2025\/10\/dr-marc-siegel-marijuana-is-the-most-dangerous-drug-in-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Marc Siegel: \u201cMarijuana is the Most Dangerous Drug in America\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Received from AALM Americans Against Legalising Marijuana – 09 October 2025 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
On The Ingraham Angle<\/em>, Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel<\/strong> responded to a recent video from President Donald Trump<\/strong>, who appeared to endorse CBD use among seniors<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Siegel\u2019s reaction was both clear and alarming:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMarijuana is the most dangerous drug in America.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

He cautioned that while CBD is often marketed as a harmless wellness product, the truth is far more complicated. Many CBD items sold today are unregulated and frequently contain undisclosed levels of THC<\/strong>, the psychoactive compound found in marijuana. Dr. Siegel explained that modern marijuana is 20 to 30 times stronger than it was in decades past<\/strong>, creating unpredictable effects\u2014especially for older adults who may already be taking multiple medications. For seniors, the combination of high-potency THC and prescription drugs can lead to confusion, anxiety, and dangerous interactions<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Siegel emphasized that Americans are being lulled into a false sense of safety by clever marketing and political endorsements that blur the line between medicine and addiction<\/strong>. Despite being sold as \u201cnatural\u201d and \u201ctherapeutic,\u201d these products remain largely untested, inconsistent, and risky<\/strong>, particularly for vulnerable populations.<\/span><\/p>\n

\ud83d\udea8 Why It Matters<\/span><\/h3>\n

President Trump\u2019s public support for CBD among seniors raises serious concerns about normalizing drug culture under the guise of health and wellness<\/strong>. When national figures promote substances without FDA oversight or long-term safety data, the result is confusion, not compassion. Seniors deserve real medical protection<\/strong>, not another gateway to unregulated drug exposure.<\/span><\/p>\n

At Americans Against Legalizing Marijuana (AALM)<\/strong>, we stand with medical professionals like Dr. Siegel in calling out this dangerous trend. We are urging policymakers to investigate how CBD and marijuana marketing is targeting older Americans<\/strong> and to hold those responsible accountable.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Received from AALM Americans Against Legalising Marijuana – 09 October 2025 On The Ingraham Angle, Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel responded to a recent video from President Donald Trump, who appeared to endorse CBD use among seniors. Dr. Siegel\u2019s reaction was both clear and alarming: \u201cMarijuana is the most dangerous drug in America.\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,68,12,40,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cannabis-marijuana","category-drug-use-various-effects","category-legal-sector","category-prevention-research","category-usa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20004","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20004"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20004\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20041,"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20004\/revisions\/20041"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}