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University discovers a new use for cannabis – but don’t try this at home
Wednesday January 20, 2021
Who would have thought dope could provide a cure for gonorrhea?
UQ scientists may have found a new anitbiotic in cannabis. (Photo: Unsplash)
Scientists at the University of Queensland have found that synthetic cannabidiol, the main non-psychoactive component of cannabis, can kill the bacteria responsible for gonorrhea, meningitis and Legionnaires’ disease.
Associate Professor Mark Blaskovich, from UQ’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience, said there had been anecdotal evidence in India from 50 or 60 years ago that cannabis had an impact on infections but…
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