Cannabis as a Treatment for Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria?

A recent study conducted by Giovanni Appendino of Italy’s Piemonte Orientale University, together with Simon Gibbons of the School of Pharmacy at the University of London in the UK, revealed that cannabis has powerful antibiotic properties that can even kill MRSA. When Appendino and Gibbons, together with their research team, administered extracts from five major cannabinoids to bacteria cultures with 6 strains of MRSA, what they found was astonishing: the cannabinoids were just as beneficial in killing them as vancomycin, a very strong antibiotic that is only used as a last resort when others no longer suffice. To read full Cannabis.net article click here