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BudMed Bulletin for 26 March 2026
Get ready for some truly exciting breakthroughs.
In this issue, we’re diving into compelling new evidence that continues to highlight cannabis and its key compounds as powerful allies in modern medicine.CBD slashed colon cancer cell survival to just ~7% in the lab — triggering massive cell suicide (apoptosis), halting cancer cell division, and stopping new colony formation through oxidative stress. Cannabis is emerging as a potential game-changer for prostate cancer patients, with studies showing better tumor responses on scans, significantly greater pain relief, and meaningful improvements in quality of life and daily functioning when used alongside or instead of chemotherapy alone.
In this issue:
CBD slashed colon cancer cell survival to just ~7%!
Cannabis - Game-changer for prostate cancer patients?
CBD & probiotics = powerful synergy for brain health!
Medical cannabis cuts depression scores cut in half!
New study shows CBD-dominant cannabis drops anxiety BIG time!
Who knew? CBD neuters deadly Listeria!
This PubMed Study reports: CBD slashed colon cancer cell survival to just ~7%!
It triggered cell suicide (apoptosis) in up to ~59% of the cells.
It stopped cells from growing and dividing (arrested them in specific cell cycle phases).
It dropped surviving cancer cells to only about 7%.
It caused oxidative stress (harmful chemical imbalance) in cancer cells.
It prevented cancer cells from forming new colonies.
This Karger study shows: Cannabis - Game-changer for prostate cancer patients?
On the PET/CT scans: The group using both chemo + cannabis was more likely to show signs of the cancer shrinking or going into remission (better tumor response).
Pain: Men using cannabis (alone or with chemo) reported bigger drops in pain compared to those on chemo only.
Quality of life: Cannabis users had better improvements in emotional/mood well-being, self-care ability, and doing normal daily activities.
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Bentham Science reports: CBD & probiotics = powerful synergy for brain health!
Both CBD and probiotics can improve the variety of good gut bacteria.
They lower harmful inflammatory signals in the body/brain.
They boost helpful brain-affecting substances (e.g., serotonin for mood, and short-chain fatty acids from gut bacteria).
These changes may strengthen the vagus nerve (a major gut-to-brain communication line) → better gut-brain signaling.
This suggests possible help for anxiety, depression, and brain diseases (like Alzheimer's or Parkinson's).
A PubMed study finds: Medical cannabis cuts depression scores cut in half!
Average depression score dropped from 6.9 (moderately severe) at the start → to 3.8 (much milder) after 18 weeks. This improvement was big and very unlikely due to chance.
Half the patients (50.8%) had at least a 50% reduction in their depression score — considered a meaningful response.
In this real-world group, medical cannabis was generally well-tolerated. Patients reported a clear and meaningful drop in depression severity over the 18 weeks.
This new study reports: New study shows CBD-dominant cannabis drops anxiety BIG time!
Overall, people's anxiety levels dropped noticeably over the 30 days (in both flower and edibles users).
Flower users (smoking/vaping):Products with CBD alone or THC + CBD worked best → anxiety dropped by about 35–40% over the month.
Pure THC products helped much less → only about 8% drop in anxiety.
Edible users:
Using CBD edibles was linked to a solid 25% reduction in anxiety over the full 30 days.
In short: Products with more CBD (especially CBD-dominant ones) were tied to bigger and more consistent anxiety relief over time.
This International Journal of Molecular Sciences reports: Who knew? CBD neuters deadly Listeria!
Listeria monocytogenes (often just called Listeria) is a harmful bacteria that causes food poisoning.
At 6 times the low dose (about 22.5 µg/mL), CBD strongly reduced the bacteria's ability to move, make toxins, stick to human gut cells (Caco-2), and invade brain cells (HBMEC).
It also turned down many of Listeria's key "attack" genes (like prfA the master switch, hly for the main toxin, plcA/plcB for escape tools, actA for cell-to-cell spread, inlA/inlB for entering cells, motA/motB for movement, and iap for attachment).
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