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Researchers have found synthetic cannabidiol can kill bacteria responsible for gonorrhoea, meningitis and Legionnaires’ disease.
CBD can kill a wide range of bacteria, including Neisseria gonorrhoeae, which causes gonorrhoea.
The study, conducted by the University of Queensland (UQ) and Botanix Pharmaceuticals (which also funded the research), could lead to the first new class of antibiotics for resistant bacteria in 60 years.According to Associate Professor Mark Blaskovich, who works at UQ’s…

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