CBD Kills Cancer Cells But Leaves Healthy Cells Untouched

Despite a growing number of reports and case studies regarding the cancer-busting properties of cannabis, clinical use of cannabinoids as a treatment for cancer is unlikely to get the green light until scientists can figure out exactly how it interacts with tumours. While research on this subject has been frustratingly slow, a series of new studies has begun to shed light on the potent anti-cancer properties of CBD. Among these is a research project currently being conducted at the University of Newcastle in Australia, where scientists have been comparing the efficacy of different cannabis cultivars at fighting cancer. Results have indicated that a high-CBD strain known as ‘Eve’ is significantly better at killing cancer cells than other varieties containing less CBD but more THC. Commenting on these findings, lead researcher Dr Matt Dun explained that “we initially used leukaemia cells and were really surprised by how sensitive they were [to Eve]”. The team later tested their high-CBD cannabis on paediatric brainstem glioma cells, and found that it was equally effective at killing off these cancerous cells. Significantly, though, Dun says that “the cannabis didn’t kill normal bone marrow cells, nor normal healthy neutrophils [white blood cells].” This is hugely important, as it suggests that CBD works via some sort of “cancer-selective mechanism,” whereby it is able to recognise and target tumours while leaving healthy cells untouched. The race is now on to figure out how CBD produces these anti-cancer effects, with hopes high that cannabis could soon become an approved…

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