Mail Online - Claire Bates, 9/20/12
- Compound in the plant does not produce psychoactive properties of cannabis
- Found not only to stop breast cancer cells from acting 'crazy' but also to return to normal cells
Cannabidiol is a compound found in the cannabis plant, which is non-psychoactive
A compound found in cannabis could halt the spread of many forms of aggressive cancer, scientists say.
Researchers found that the compound, called cannabidiol, had the ability to 'switch off' the gene responsible for metastasis in an aggressive form of breast cancer. Importantly, this substance does not produce the psychoactive properties of the cannabis plant.
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