So, Apparently Cannabinoid (Hemp Compounds) Could Block COVID

[hanselthecaretaker]

According to a new study -

Cannabis Compounds May Prevent Coronavirus Infection, Study Finds

Some of the compounds in cannabis may prevent the entry of the coronavirus into healthy human cells, according to a study published in the Journal of Nature Products.

www.nbcnewyork.com

The catch is, it won’t work by smoking it. Still though, if the results are repeatable outside of a lab and its use for this kind of treatment gets authorized by our dear leaders, chalk this up as another win for cannabis.

*edit* There is however another angle to this story -

Sorry, pot smokers: Research on cannabis to fight COVID studied hemp compounds, not THC

The researchers who found certain hemp compounds can fight COVID-19 infections don't mean to harsh your vibe, but they didn’t study THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana.

www.orlandosentinel.com

Which seems to tie into why it won’t work via smoking.

 

[Gordon_4]

It’s a very hand plant, you can make all sorts out of it.

 

[crimson5pheonix]

I know it doesn't work by smoking, but the memes man

 

[Kwak]

According to a new study -

Cannabis Compounds May Prevent Coronavirus Infection, Study Finds

Some of the compounds in cannabis may prevent the entry of the coronavirus into healthy human cells, according to a study published in the Journal of Nature Products.

www.nbcnewyork.com

The catch is, it won’t work by smoking it. Still though, if the results are repeatable outside of a lab and its use for this kind of treatment gets authorized by our dear leaders, chalk this up as another win for cannabis.

*edit* There is however another angle to this story -

Sorry, pot smokers: Research on cannabis to fight COVID studied hemp compounds, not THC

The researchers who found certain hemp compounds can fight COVID-19 infections don't mean to harsh your vibe, but they didn’t study THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana.

www.orlandosentinel.com

Which seems to tie into why it won’t work via smoking.

Doesn't mean thc doesn't help, just means they didn't study it. And recreational cannabis still has cbd.

 

[tstorm823]

CBD remains snake oil.

 

[Schadrach]

CBD remains snake oil.

Eh, it can help some things. It's usually not nearly as effective as alternatives though. My wife vapes Delta-8 because it's legally available and it does more to help some of her issues than anything else other than, well, actually smoking pot. Technically my state has medical marijuana, but the first dispensary took 4 years to open from the law passing and is on the other end of the state, only a handful of doctors are authorized to prescribe it, and her "unique" medical history makes most doctors run screaming.

 

[tstorm823]

Eh, it can help some things.

So can actual snake oil.

 

[XsjadoBlayde]

This is a future we have no choice but to begrudgingly accept. And one in which I have come fully prepared.

 

[Agema]

CBD remains snake oil.

It's mostly snake oil, in the sense it's sold for an awful lot of shit it is almost certainly no good for. It does have an evidence based defence as medication for a couple of forms of epilepsy, there's credible evidence it may provide pain relief and be an anti-spasmodic.

I should probably disclose a potential conflict of interest here, in the sense that one my friends got some cannabidiol preparations through clinical trials.

 

[tstorm823]

It's mostly snake oil, in the sense it's sold for an awful lot of shit it is almost certainly no good for. It does have an evidence based defence as medication for a couple of forms of epilepsy, there's credible evidence it may provide pain relief and be an anti-spasmodic.

I should probably disclose a potential conflict of interest here, in the sense that one my friends got some cannabidiol preparations through clinical trials.

You're describing snake oil. Specific kinds of snake oil were used in traditional Chinese medicines to alleviate joint pain, likely to reasonable effect. Then sleazy salespeople started selling it as a cure-all. Then they started selling dyed mineral oil labeled "snake oil" as a cure all. And when I see gas stations advertising their CBD products for sale, I can't help but feel we've hit that last part.

CBD does weird things in the human brain, so I'm sure it's genuinely good for certain conditions, but then people are suggesting it for ridiculous unrelated conditions and treating themselves with "CBD" products, and it's just a mess.

 

[Cheetodust]

"The state of my body is desirable now" is my favourite technically a sentence but wow not really bot post.

 

[tstorm823]

"The state of my body is desirable now" is my favourite technically a sentence but wow not really bot post.

If that pops up in my posts in the near future, do not be surprised.

 

[CM156]

"The state of my body is desirable now" is my favourite technically a sentence but wow not really bot post.

Gonna have to try that as a pickup line.

 

[Agema]

Gonna have to try that as a pickup line.

It will surely be better than suggesting someone take anti-tapeworm medication.