A whole debate has taken place since Oregon State University and Oregon Health and Science University conducted a research focused on those chemicals present in plants that could bind to the spike protein of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, to prevent the ability to infect our cells.

Of course, the hemp plant was in the spotlight because, thanks to the results of different research studies that speak of the countless goodness and benefits associated with human health and well-being, researching this plant was almost a must.

Two potential compounds of this plant were identified: cannabigerolic acid or CBGA and cannabidiolic acid CBDA. These components were subjected to different analyses, obtaining positive results against the Alpha and Beta variants of the coronavirus and which would be the components that could prevent the virus from developing in our organism and consequently infecting it.

However, these have only been laboratory tests that have given much to speculate about, but it is feared that they are efficient experiments only in laboratories and that they do not work in animal or human tests, as was the case of drugs such as hydroxychloroquine, which in tests and experiments was effective to stop the coronavirus, but outside the laboratory it was not so functional.

Although we do not mean that CBGA or CBDA are about to fail, it is suggested to keep moderate expectations for these and any other experimental drugs until science and more studies can show true success against this virus.

So, how do we get CBGA or CBDA?

No, you don't get it by smoking. It's not necessary to dry the plant and then burn it; this could rather be attributed to different sources that have manipulated the information in a way that seeks to encourage users to consume the cannabis plant in various ways and for other purposes.

The starring components of this article are precursors of the most popular cannabinoids present in the cannabis plant, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD). The former is associated with the psychoactive effects caused by marijuana consumption, while CBD is more related to therapeutic or medicinal effects.

CBAG exists only while the cannabis plant is growing, while the latter is converted into CBD. This does not mean that popular or already marketed products containing cannabis properties have influence against the symptoms or hindering the development of the virus in our organism.

To be clearer about the ideal way to consume these two acids from the cannabis plant, we must let science take its time to continue working on research that, if it doesn't offer effective alternatives to stop contagion, may develop ways to inhibit the coronavirus, even for a short period of time.

If it happens, these treatments could be used to protect immunocompromised people in high-risk situations, such as during an active coronavirus outbreak. We therefore hope that this type of research can continue to be carried out.