--- title: "Cannabis Takes On Superbugs: Could This New Drug 'Change Infection Treatment Forever'?" description: Cannabinoids may revolutionize infection treatment, says Dr. Dana Lambert of Andira Pharmaceuticals in an exclusive interview, highlighting potential breakthroughs against drug-resistant superbugs. image: https://420intel.com/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/In%20a%20welllit%20laboratory%2c%20Dr.jpeg --- [![420intel.com](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Asset%2016-1.png?width=300&height=162&name=Asset%2016-1.png "420intel.com")](https://420intel.com) - [Home](https://420intel.com) - [Advertise](https://420intel.com/advertise) - [Directory](https://420intel.com/directory) - [Topics](https://420intel.com/blog) - [Recreational News](https://420intel.com/blog/tag/recreational-cannabis-news) - [Business News](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-business-news) - [Politics](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-politics) - [Technology](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-technology-news) - [Research](https://420intel.com/tag/medical-cannabis-news) - [Contact](https://420intel.com/contact-us) - [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/420intel) - [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/420-intel/) - [Follow us on Twitter](https://x.com/420intel) - [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/420intel) ### Press ESC to close [![420intel.com](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Asset%2016-1.png?width=300&height=162&name=Asset%2016-1.png "420intel.com")](https://420intel.com) - [Home](https://420intel.com) - [Advertise](https://420intel.com/advertise) - [Directory](https://420intel.com/directory) - [Topics](https://420intel.com/blog) - [Recreational News](https://420intel.com/blog/tag/recreational-cannabis-news) - [Business News](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-business-news) - [Politics](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-politics) - [Technology](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-technology-news) - [Research](https://420intel.com/tag/medical-cannabis-news) - [Contact](https://420intel.com/contact-us) - [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/420intel) - [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/420-intel/) - [Follow us on Twitter](https://x.com/420intel) - [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/420intel) # Cannabis Takes On Superbugs: Could This New Drug 'Change Infection Treatment Forever'? - [![Buzz](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Buzz-No%20Outline-2.png?width=80&height=80&name=Buzz-No%20Outline-2.png) Buzz](https://420intel.com/blog/author/buzz) - [Medical Cannabis News](https://420intel.com/blog/tag/medical-cannabis-news) - 6 February 2025 "We got really lucky about six years ago when we started exploring how cannabinoids might be used to treat drug-resistant infections," says **Dr. Dana Lambert,** CEO of **Andira Pharmaceuticals,** in an exclusive interview with Benzinga. Dr. Lambert doesn't speak like an academic. Despite holding a Ph.D. in pharmaceutical sciences, she talks like someone who has witnessed medicine fail firsthand. She began her career as a hospital pharmacist, working with critically ill patients — people battling cancer, severe infections and other conditions where existing treatments often fell short.   [Read more on Bezinga](https://www.benzinga.com/general/biotech/25/02/43505571/cannabis-takes-on-superbugs-could-this-new-drug-change-infection-treatment-forever) [Medical Cannabis News](https://420intel.com/blog/tag/medical-cannabis-news) ![Buzz](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Buzz-No%20Outline-2.png?width=200&height=200&name=Buzz-No%20Outline-2.png) #### [Buzz](https://420intel.com/blog/author/buzz) At 420 Intel, we cover cannabis legalization news throughout the world, offer reliable information for cannabis business owners, detail technological advances that impact the marijuana industry, cover marijuana rallies from across the globe, and everything in between. - - - [Cannabis Technology News](https://420intel.com/blog/tag/cannabis-technology-news) [![Breakthrough Study: Alcohol & Cannabis Use in Youth](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/jonathan-cooper-bwvk9q8wwVY-unsplash.jpg?width=550&height=395&name=jonathan-cooper-bwvk9q8wwVY-unsplash.jpg)](https://420intel.com/blog/breakthrough-study-alcohol-cannabis-use-in-youth) - [![Buzz](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Buzz-No%20Outline-2.png?width=80&height=80&name=Buzz-No%20Outline-2.png) Buzz](https://420intel.com/blog/author/buzz) - 10 September 2025 #### [Breakthrough Study: Alcohol & Cannabis Use in Youth](https://420intel.com/blog/breakthrough-study-alcohol-cannabis-use-in-youth) For years, researchers have studied the effects of cannabis on young brains and separately explored... 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