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No, CBD is not a miracle molecule that can cure coronavirus, just as it won't cure many other maladies its proponents claim

  • Written by C. Michael White, Professor and Head of the Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut
No, CBD is not a miracle molecule that can cure coronavirus, just as it won't cure many other maladies its proponents claimHealth fads have come and gone over the decades. Is CBD another one? Getty Images / Lauri Patterson

The claims for CBD’s alleged healing powers have been so exaggerated that it’s no surprise that a CBD maker was recently warned by the New York attorney general for claiming that the molecule can fight COVID-19. There are no credible...

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