CANADIAN RESEARCHERS SUGGEST CBD FIGHTS COVID

Researchers at the University of Lethbridge, in Alberta, Canada, say preliminary data suggests CBD may help with the prevention and treatment of COVID-19.
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• They say CBD can “modulate the levels of the receptors in highly relevant tissues, such as the mouth, lungs and intestinal cells,” which are how the virus attacks the body.”The virus has the capacity to bind to it, and pull it into the cell, almost like a doorway,” Olga says.
• The Calgary Herald has more.
• Read their paper, in the journal PrePrints here.

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