Reviewing Research on Cannabis and COVID-19 with Ethan Russo, MD

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Dr. Ethan Russo returns to the podcast to help us make sense of the slew of studies and articles claiming cannabis can treat and/or prevent COVID-19 infection.

Dr. Russo is a board-certified neurologist, a psychopharmacology researcher, an author, a lecturer, and a consultant. He is a CannMed 2022 Keynote Presenter, where he will present on Cannabis and Psychiatry. Although Dr. Russo is not a virologist, he is a very accomplished medical cannabis researcher, and he is well-qualified to help us find the signal in all the noise. During the conversation, we discuss: 

  • What role the endocannabinoid system plays in preventing and clearing a viral infection 
  • The different levels of clinical research 
  • The importance of peer review process 
  • The University of Chicago study that claims CBD inhibits SARS-CoV-2 replication 
  • The Oregon University Study that claims cannabinoid acids can prevent covid infection 
  • Animal models showing CBD can calm the cytokine storm 
  • A preprint study claiming CBD primes the innate immune system 
  • Claims that cannabis smokers have a greater risk for COVID-19 infection 

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