Marijuana can kill cancer cells and even shrink brain tumours, amazing new findings reveal

Marijuana can kill cancer cells and shrink some types of brain tumour, new research has found.

A study by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) - funded by the US Government - shows extracts from the plants can help enhance the impact of radiation therapy.

It is believed that the drug – which is legal in a number of American states – can also shrink some of the most serious types of brain tumours.

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"Recent animal studies have shown that marijuana can kill certain cancer cells and reduce the size of others," the report reads.

"Evidence from one animal study suggests that extracts from whole-plant marijuana can shrink one of the most serious types of brain tumors.

"Research in mice showed that these extracts, when used with radiation, increased the...

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