Dr. Oz explains evolving views on medical pot (video)~

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By Noelle Crombie | ncrombie@oregonian.com
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on May 15, 2014 at 12:00 PM, updated May 15, 2014 at 12:16 PM

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Dr.Mehmet Oz saidmedical marijuana has benefits and should be widely available. But he didn't always hold that view.

"I grew up with most of my generation thinking that marijuana was something Satan was throwing at Americans and a communist plot," he told King. "But I think that most of us have come around to the belief that marijuana is hugely beneficial when used correctly for medicinal purposes. We pervert its use sometimes. I don't think it should be widely used, certainly by kids, because it creates dependence that's unhealthy in any setting."



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