Does cannabis help against cancer?
USA - New hope for cancer patients? According to American researchers, CBD - a non-psychoactive chemical compound in marijuana - could slow tumor growth.

In their research, they focused primarily on glioblastoma, a particularly aggressive form of brain tumor.
It is the most common high-grade or fast-growing brain tumor in adults with a very low survival rate, despite advances in treatment.
Now there is hope: CBD is said to slow the growth of cancer cells and be toxic to human and canine glioblastoma cell lines.
According to the DailyStar, researcher Chase Gross from Colorado State University said: "This could lead to new treatments that would help both humans and dogs with this very serious cancer."
The effects of CBD isolate and extract were almost identical during treatment.
CBD isolate contains 100 percent CBD, while CBD extract contains small amounts of other naturally occurring compounds such as cannabigerol and tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the psychoactive element of marijuana.
CBD could offer new treatment options for cancer patients

"CBD has been studied extensively in cells over the last decade for its anti-cancer properties. Our experiments have shown that CBD slows the growth of cancer cells and is toxic to both canine and human glioblastoma cell lines."
These findings could now mean a real advance in cancer research: "This could lead to new treatments that would help both humans and dogs with this very serious cancer."
People suffering from a malignant brain tumor have generally had poor chances of a cure.
This makes the role of further research and treatment options for patients all the more important.
"Our work shows that CBD has the potential to provide an effective, synergistic glioblastoma treatment option and that it should continue to be studied intensively," Gross continued.