Can marijuana really prevent COVID-19?

You’ve probably seen the headlines: “Marijuana can cure COVID-19!” “Cannabis proven to help with COVID-19 illness!”

The actual truth is something far more complicated.

Last month, researchers at the Global Hemp Innovation Center at Oregon State University published a study in the Journal of Natural Products which found that a pair of acids found in hemp could help prevent COVID-19 infections or prevent serious illness. 

But when it comes to scientific research, marijuana is unlike any other substance. It’s caught up in a tangled web of federal regulations and plant biology, creating a deep divide between what’s grown or studied in a lab and what’s ingested by millions of marijuana users daily. 

Let’s take a look at how this works, and if marijuana can really cure COVID-19. 

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