cannabis could potentially lower patients' risk of dying from coronavirus, groundbreaking research has found.Earlier this month, scientists from the University of Lethbridge in Canada identified three strains from cannabis sativa plants that ease the “cytokine storm”.The process is an overreaction of the body’s immune system as it attempts to combat infection, and has led to major health implications and death in Covid patients.In the recent study, scientists exposed artificial human 3D skin to UV to increase inflammation, which was then treated with the drug.
Out of the seven used, three offered a “profound” impact of the “cytokines and pathways related to inflammation and fibrosis”.Dr Olga Kovalchuk, who co-authored the study, is now.