Saturday, September 6, 2008

Time to legalize!

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/09/science/09obdrug.html?_r=1&ref=science&oref=slogin

Researchers in Italy and Britain have found that the main active ingredient in marijuana — tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC — and related compounds show promise as antibacterial agents, particularly against microbial strains that are already resistant to several classes of drugs.