Cannabis terpenes and CBD outperform leading COVID-19 treatment in early trial

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Several Israeli companies have been exploring what role CBD and cannabis terpenes could play in fighting the coronavirus. But Israeli researchers have found that combining CBD with cannabis terpenes could lead to far better results than CBD alone. And while skeptics may lump cannabis in with that description, early trial results indicate otherwise. Drug Trial Planned For Synthetic Cannabinoid COVID-19 Treatment 'It’s a good news, bad news story': Cannabis researcher clears the air on COVID-19 and THC This Alberta scientist received worldwide attention for his cannabis and COVID-19 study. It has to do with the cytokine storm caused by COVID-19, which results in an inflammation hurricane in the respiratory system.

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Public health officials have lamented that the rush to identify a reliable COVID-19 treatment has led to “desperation science,” marked by maverick experimentation and faulty research. And while skeptics may lump cannabis in with that description, early trial results indicate otherwise.

Several Israeli companies have been exploring what role CBD and cannabis terpenes could play in fighting the coronavirus. Researchers have reported that CBD’s anti-inflammatory and anti-viral properties might provide key resistance against the coronavirus.

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