Claim: This viral screenshot of what looked like a newscast is doing rounds on social media. According to the post, 'weed', slang for the cannabis plant, can "kill coronavirus,. Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri also tweeted a screenshot which says, 'Breaking News: Weed kills coronavirus.'
Fact-check: Fact Check: Weed kills Coronavirus? Here's the truth
Verdict: even though marijuana is used sometimes to treat chronic pain, it's likely to give users "short-term problems with attention, memory, and learning," the cdc says, and it can be harmful for developing brains.
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Date published: 2020-02-29T09:52:30