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wildbilln864

(13,382 posts) Mon Apr 2, 2012, 07:50 PM Apr 2012

The US Government has a patent on cannabis!?? [View all]

"Sure enough, patent number 6,630,507 states unequivocally that cannabinoids are useful in the prevention and treatment of a wide variety of diseases including auto-immune disorders, stroke, trauma, Parkinson's, Alzeheimer's and HIV dementia. The patent, awarded in 2003, is based on research done by the National Institute of Health, and is assigned to the US Dept. of Health and Human Services."

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The US Government has a patent on cannabis!?? [View all] wildbilln864 Apr 2012 OP

No, the government does not have a patent on cannabis jberryhill Apr 2012 #1

I think it's the "significance" wildbilln864 Apr 2012 #2

The government got me high! randome Apr 2012 #3

kick! nt wildbilln864 Apr 2012 #4