Canadian scientists are testing whether compounds in marijuana can prevent coronavirus from 'hijacking' human cells Researchers from the University of Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada looked at 400 cannabis strains and focused on about a dozen They studied how extracts high in CBD, the main nonpsychoactive ingredient in, interacted with receptors coronavirus uses to attack cells The extracts lowered the number of receptors the virus uses to infects cells and multiply by more than 70% https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-8341213/Canadian-scientists-testing-marijuana-compound-prevent-coronavirus-infection.html