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Cannabis compounds, as complement to vaccines, can prevent coronavirus from entering human cells, study says
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Cannabis compounds, as complement to vaccines, can prevent coronavirus from entering human cells, study says

Hemp plant (File Photo) (Aphiwat Chuangchoem, Pexels) Could cannabis really help prevent a positive coronavirus outcome? A new study published by researchers at Oregon State University found that hemp compounds have the ability to prevent the virus from entering human cells, according to a report from New4JAX sister station WDIV in Detroit. The researchers were investigating small-molecule therapeutic agents, which in addition to vaccines, might help treat or prevent infections by SARS-CoV-2 and its variants, which cause COVID-19. The study said that cannabinoid acids from hemp (Cannabis sativa) bind to the COVID spike protein, blocking a critical step in the process the virus uses to infect people and preventing the entry of live SARS-CoV-2 into cells. “Oral...