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Claim: Cannabis Compounds Prevented Covid Infection In Laboratory Study.

Source: Ghanatwitter

Rating: TRUE

Research by: Anna Maria Zarbo, Jared Darko, Josephine Ashitey, Hannah Barribilla

Do Cannabis Compounds Really Prevent Covid Infection?

On January 12th ,2022, social media went ballistic over online reports claiming cannabis compounds prevents covid infection. What caused the online frenzy is the fact that cannabis is highly illegal in Ghana. Since then, many Ghanaians have taken to social media to mock and share their opinions on the matter. So, we here at Probing Fact Checkers had to probe further.

Source Of Claim

Ghanatwitter on Instagram shared a screenshot of an alleged news article by myjoyonline.com, claiming that cannabis compounds prevented covid infection in laboratory study. Research proves that the article was indeed published by myjoyonline.com on the 12th of January, 2022, at 7:00 am.

Further research indicates myjoyonline.com sourced the article from Bloomberg.com

Medical Cannabis 

Medical Marijuana/ Cannabis

Marijuana, also known as cannabis, is a psychoactive drug from the cannabis plant. Medical cannabis ,or medical marijuana is cannabis and cannabinoids that are prescribed by physicians for their patients.

Effects Of Medical Cannabis

There are many discussion surrounding the topic on medical cannabis and how it affects our health. Studies show medical medical marijuana is effective in treating chronic pain, nausea, muscle spasms, sleep issues amongst others. 

On the other hand, it may cause low blood pressure, short-term reduced memory, decreased problem-solving skills and more.

Lab Research

Lab Research

Prof. Richard Van Breeman describes how researchers from Oregon State University discovered two compounds commonly found in hemp, identified during a chemical screening effort as having potential to combat corona virus.

Conclusion

Having gone through reports, our various research and coming up with facts, Probing Fact Checkers rates the article posted by Ghanatwitter as TRUE.

True

OUR RATINGS

1. True: The major contents of the story/article are corrects.

2. False: The major content of the story/article are incorrect.

3. Blend: Combination of accurate and inaccurate content.

4. Satire: The content is posted by a page or domain that is a known satire publication. It may still benefit from an additional content.

5. Unrated: Evidence publicly available at this time neither proves or disproves the statement.

6. Fabricated Headlines: The primary claim within the headline is factually inaccurate but the primary claim of the article body contents are true.

7. Inflated: This claim exaggerates the facts.

8. Deflated: This claim understates the facts.