In a laboratory tucked away on a sprawling university campus in Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian molecular biologist Rodrigo Moura Neto is running tests on a seemingly ordinary plant with a potent secret.
The fast-growing, homely plant, Trema micrantha blume, is native to the Americas, where it is widespread and often considered a weed.
That opens the possibility of an abundant new source of CBD, without the complications of cannabis, which remains illegal in many places. Interest in Moura Neto's research has been"huge," says Rosane Silva, the director of his laboratory, which sits off a hallway bustling with students and researchers in white lab coats.
But he is quick to add he won't patent"Trema" itself. He wants scientists everywhere to be able to research it.From policing to producing?
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