The study would be carried out using human cancer brain cells collected by the Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre. Is cannabis a cure for brain cancer? • Drugs to stop cancer growth:Auckland University and Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre scientists are developing drugs to target changes that occur when poorly-developed blood vessels can't deliver enough oxygen to breast cancer tumours, resulting in hypoxia. With a just-awarded grant, and the unique advantage of having human brain cancer cells to study, a team of University of Auckland researchers hope to get to the bottom of the issue. Cannabis itself is made up of a number of different compounds, but the key psychoactive ingredient (THC) targets a receptor in the brain called cannabinoid CB1.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 19, 2016 23:07 UTC