Marijuana has been long touted for its medicinal benefits, including that it can help cancer.
Editors at the British Journal of Pharmacology has a review that looks at the likelihood of a cannabinoid having the potential to treat cancer.
The article in EurekAlert, says the review looks at a type of cannabinoid called phytocannabinoid, that has been shown to “stop cancer cells from dividing and invading normal tissue, and they may block the blood supply in tumors.”
The review also found that this weed compound may be able to “enhance the body’s immune response against the growth and spread of tumors.”
Professor Burkhard Hinz, of Rostock University Medical Center in Germany, authored the study and told EurekAlert, “Clinical studies are now urgently needed to investigate the impact of cannabinoids on cancer growth and progression in patients.”