Marijuana can kill cancer cells, says US government-funded research

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/marijuana-can-kill-cancer-cells-says-us-governmentfunded-research-10166406.html

“Recent animal studies have shown that marijuana can kill certain cancer cells and reduce the size of others,” the NIDA report said. “Evidence from one animal study suggests that extracts from whole-plant marijuana can shrink one of the most serious types of brain tumours. Research in mice showed that these extracts, when used with radiation, increased the cancer-killing effects of the radiation.”