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hunter

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43. "Roundup Ready" Monsanto genetically engineered hemp...
Wed Jun 26, 2013, 02:23 PM
Jun 2013

They'll be on it as soon as it's legal. Maybe before that.

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It's a valid point - OTHO Democracyinkind Jun 2013 #1
But imagine the reality of a regulatory scheme Recursion Jun 2013 #5
Yes, that's true. Democracyinkind Jun 2013 #7
I'm not seeing this. StrayKat Jun 2013 #6
The regs are definitely a valid point, as Recursion expressed above. Democracyinkind Jun 2013 #8
It's not about getting to market first. Xithras Jun 2013 #10
I'm not so sure. JW2020 Jun 2013 #11
Lol Xithras Jun 2013 #13
agri-biz would be smarter to cultivate hemp RainDog Jun 2013 #34
Sooner, rather than later, someone would breed a version good for both. hunter Jun 2013 #40
do you know how many generations you need to produce a stable genetics? RainDog Jun 2013 #41
"Roundup Ready" Monsanto genetically engineered hemp... hunter Jun 2013 #43
you don't know much about this issue, do you? RainDog Jun 2013 #46
Um... hunter Jun 2013 #49
um... RainDog Jun 2013 #50
Hemp paper, awesome, better than tree paper... hunter Jun 2013 #52
Grow your own...car RainDog Jun 2013 #54
Surely a valid point. Democracyinkind Jun 2013 #12
Yes, I've wondered this myself. StrayKat Jun 2013 #2
Back room treatments have always been serious issues for illegal drugs. geckosfeet Jun 2013 #3
Theres not really a way to "cut" mj though. At least not if you want repeat business. Erose999 Jun 2013 #16
? I am sure plenty of weed has been soaked or sprayed with something nasty. geckosfeet Jun 2013 #51
I believe in Colorado the sellers must grow at least 70% of the weed they sell 1-Old-Man Jun 2013 #4
Versus 800,000 arrests a year RainDog Jun 2013 #9
Well yeah, sure. But that isn't nearly as entertaining as an OP. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #35
I once heard that Big Tobacco had trademarked common trade names like "Northern Lights" and "Kush" Erose999 Jun 2013 #14
You guys are really pushing this fake talking point RainDog Jun 2013 #15
It's the regulations that make the huge corporations possible Recursion Jun 2013 #19
LOL RainDog Jun 2013 #23
I have, and they won't last a second once growing pot becomes legal Recursion Jun 2013 #24
Fear-mongering is always a strategy RainDog Jun 2013 #27
If I supported keeping it criminal, you would have a point Recursion Jun 2013 #29
Why shouldn't a plant be legal? RainDog Jun 2013 #30
Decriminalization keeps marijuana illegal RainDog Jun 2013 #39
Legalize all drugs, let them be marketed the same as any other drug. Rod Walker Jun 2013 #17
No thank you on that Recursion Jun 2013 #18
It's a largely moot point. While marijuana is (slowly) being legalized, I don't think you'll see Rod Walker Jun 2013 #20
We already have opioid and heroin derivatives in wide use. StrayKat Jun 2013 #28
Something along those lines might well develop in the future. Rod Walker Jun 2013 #31
Well the various governments could tax the shit out of them. MicaelS Jun 2013 #21
Like bathtub gin was always more fun than Gordon's (nt) Nye Bevan Jun 2013 #22
so the solution is to keep them illegal? Locrian Jun 2013 #25
You think your local micro grower will be allowed to stay open? Recursion Jun 2013 #26
How are craft beer markets able to stay open? RainDog Jun 2013 #32
And that took decades Recursion Jun 2013 #33
Cannabis is more like beer than tobacco RainDog Jun 2013 #38
I agree you have a really valid concern... Locrian Jun 2013 #36
It is better than keeping what we have now, I agree Recursion Jun 2013 #37
Here's the reality of the big biz market for cannabis products RainDog Jun 2013 #42
it would be tough to monopolize a "weed" that could grow almost anywhere yurbud Jun 2013 #44
+1.. it's about the easiest damn thing in the world to grow.. SomethingFishy Jun 2013 #45
legalization would also save lives in Mexico. Nobody gets beheaded over beer turf yurbud Jun 2013 #55
In pain? Unbearably sad? Try Obliviatine from BigPharm Drugs. MineralMan Jun 2013 #47
Sluggish? Unmotivated? MineralMan Jun 2013 #48
In Vietnam during the war we could buy weed rolled in Parliament upaloopa Jun 2013 #53
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