Cannabis extract can help treat cancer, say Thai researchers

Bangkok: A Rangsit University research team says a new study has shown that cannabinoid extract can help treat lung cancer.Asst Professor Surang Leelawat, director of the newly founded Medical Cannabis Research Institute of the College of Pharmacy at Rangsit University, revealed the breakthrough at a press conference during the opening ceremony of the institute on Tuesday.

Surang said her team of researchers had found that tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabinol (CBN), which are extracted from cannabis, can stop the growth of lung cancer cells in mice and thus offer the promise of becoming new anti-lung cancer agents in humans.