# Cannabis and Parasites: What Research Shows

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- Duration: 0:48
- Published: 2026-10-31
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## Transcript

[0:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/SxgE7hZqpSaO/en/cannabis-and-parasites-what-research-shows) Cannabis versus brain-eating parasites? New research shows Cannabis sativa and cannabinoids can actually kill deadly parasites.

[0:09](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/SxgE7hZqpSaO/en/cannabis-and-parasites-what-research-shows?t=9) Researchers tested them against parasites that cause amoebic brain disease, cerebral malaria, brain toxoplasmosis, Chagas disease, and leishmaniasis. They also looked at certain worm infections and even ticks.

[0:24](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/SxgE7hZqpSaO/en/cannabis-and-parasites-what-research-shows?t=24) The main finding is that cannabis extracts and cannabinoids often kill or slow down these parasites.

[0:30](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/SxgE7hZqpSaO/en/cannabis-and-parasites-what-research-shows?t=30) This effect was fairly consistent across the studies.

[0:34](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/SxgE7hZqpSaO/en/cannabis-and-parasites-what-research-shows?t=34) Important caution: the body's own cannabinoid system is involved.

[0:39](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/SxgE7hZqpSaO/en/cannabis-and-parasites-what-research-shows?t=39) Depending on the parasite, activating or blocking these receptors sometimes helped fight the infection, and sometimes it made things worse.