David Suzuki CBD Gummies

Here we look at the claims for David Suzuki CBD Gummies.

Version: 2.0 Last updated: April 2023 To be reviewed: November 2025

Treatment details

Illustration of a droplet with a leaf in it.

Type

CBD dietary supplement

3

Safety

Evidence of harm

3

Efficacy

Evidence that it is not effective

Recommended?

No

The makers claim

David Suzuki CBD Gummies “will enhance the overall functioning of the body”[1]

What is the treatment?

David Suzuki CBD Gummies are chewable gummie sweets. No information about the ingredients is given[1].

What are the downsides of this treatment?

Animal models suggest that cannabinoids may promote the development of tinnitus[2] [3].

Users of marijuana are more likely to experience tinnitus[4].

Cost.

Has there been research into this treatment?

There are 10 relevant papers found with keywords tinnitus + cannabinoid in PubMed database.

What does the research say?

To date, there have been no systematic studies of the effects of cannabinoids on tinnitus in humans[5].

It is feasible that different cannabinoids may have different effects on tinnitus[6].

Very little research has been done, but the evidence so far suggests that cannabinoids may exacerbate tinnitus.

Licences for the use of CBD oil or hemp oil as a medicine have not yet been granted.

“Dietary supplements should not be recommended to treat tinnitus.[7]”

Tinnitus UK

Comments

Products containing CBD oil are legal in the UK, providing the content of a psychoactive component of cannabis (THC, tetrahydrocannabinol) is 0.2% or below.

David Suzuki is a Canadian scientist, TV presenter and environmental activist. In response to the websites and social media posts advertising David Suzuki CBD Gummies, the David Suzuki Foundation has posted a ‘scam alert’ on their website[8].

All online references accessed 9 November 2022 unless noted.

1. LA Weekly. David Suzuki CBD Gummies Scam Delivery Debunked (Canada)? [sic]
www.laweekly.com/david-suzuki-cbd-gummies-scam-delivery-debunked-canada/

2. Zheng Y, Reid P, Smith PF. Cannabinoid CB1 receptor agonists do not decrease, but may increase acoustic trauma-induced tinnitus in rats. Frontiers in Neurology (2015). https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2015.00060

3. Narwani V, Bourdillon A, Nalamada K, Manes RP, Hildrew DM. Does cannabis alleviate tinnitus? A review of the current literature. Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology. (2020)
Oct 30;5(6):1147-1155. doi: 10.1002/
lio2.479.

4. Qian ZJ, Alyono JC. An Association between marijuana use and tinnitus. American Journal of Otolaryngology.
(2020); 41(1): 102314. doi:10.1016/j.
amjoto.2019.102314

5. Smith PF, Zheng Y. Cannabinoids, cannabinoid receptors and tinnitus. Hearing Research. (2016); 332 210-216.

6. Narwani V, Bourdillon A, Nalamada K, Manes RP, Hildrew DM. Does cannabis alleviate tinnitus? A review of the current literature. Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology. (2020)
Oct 30;5(6):1147-1155. doi: 10.1002/
lio2.479.

7. Coelho C, Tyler R et al. Survey on the Effectiveness of Dietary Supplements to Treat Tinnitus. American Journal of Audiology. (2016) 25(3): 184-205

8. David Suzuki Foundation. Fake news alert: David Suzuki does not own a CBD gummy company and Kevin O’Leary is not suing him https://davidsuzuki.org/press/fake-news-alert-david-suzuki-does-not-own-a-cbd-gummy-company-and-kevin-oleary-is-not-suing-him/