"Cannabis can prevent and cure Coronavirus"

ROME - Scientists say they have made a huge breakthrough in their search for a treatment for the coronavirus , in the form of cannabis. Scientists at the University of Lethbridge say they have found potent strains of cannabis that could help prevent and then treat COVID-19. According to the researchers, cannabis can reduce the virus's entry points into the body by up to 70%. Speaking to CTV News, Olga Kovalchuk, one of the researchers, said: " At first we were totally amazed and then we were really happy ." The researchers acknowledge that more research is needed, but say cannabis

could be used to develop preventive treatments "in the form of mouthwashes and throat gargles. Given the current disastrous and rapidly evolving epidemiological situation, it is necessary to consider every possible therapeutic opportunity and so on".