http://rinf.com/alt-news/latest-news/marijuana-ingredient-may-prevent-mad-cow-disease/1288/ Home / Top Headlines / Marijuana Ingredient May Prevent Mad Cow Disease \t\t \t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\tCreate your free RINF account: - New RINF digimag - Daily news updates to your inbox - Exclusive members only forum Digimag features lost interview with Brian Haw, examines political corruption, health myths exposed & more. \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t \t\t\t\t \t \t\t\t \t\t\t\tMarijuana Ingredient May Prevent Mad Cow Disease \t\t\t\t\t\t \t \t \t\t \t Sep 18, 2007\t \tWhat's your thoughts? \t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t Cannabidiol May be Effective in Preventing Bovine Spongiforme Enzephalopathy (Mad Cow Disease) Michael Hess According to basic research of scientists of the National Centre for Scientific Research in Valbonne, France, cannabidiol (CBD) may prevent the development of prion diseases, the most known being BSE (bovine spongiforme enzephalopathy), which is often called mad cow disease. It is believed that the BSE may be transmitted to human beings. In humans, it is known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.