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Round-Up Ready Coca Plants
goneutt writes "Wired reports that an herbicide resistant breed of the coca plant has been found in Columbia after years of government spraying. It also appears that the process happend via selective breeding rather than gene manipulation, but it's an outside possibility that it was engineered. What does this mean about drug control policy and the extensive use of one herbicide repeatedly. Does this point the way of the future for other weeds?"
..just as, ehm, potent?
"George toked weed man."
"Are you kidding me? Of course George smoked weed! He grew fields of that shit man. That's what I'm talkin' about."
"He grew that shit up on Mount Vernon man!"
"Hell yeah, he grew that shit all over the country man. The whole country was gettin' high. Cause, he knew man, he knew that it was a good cash crop. He knew it would be a good cash crop for the southern states man. But you know, behind every good man is a woman. And that woman was Martha Washington. Everyday when George got home, she would have a big fat bowl waiting for him. She was a hip hip lady man."
Can drug dogs still smell it?
Starsky and Hutch surrender.
Someone alert Monsanto! The Columbian government is obviously infringing on their patents by allowing this plant to exist on their lands.
Just imagine all the lost revenues.
That's exactly what I was thinking about this one. napalm. Hard to be resistant to that.
I'm waiting for the creationists to explain how god did this one.
That's right, it's Colombia... The people in Columbia, they're... they're...
;-)
Hmmm... He might have had a point there... Did anyone check Washington DC for those plants yet? It might explain some of the politicians speeches...
The real question, imho, is will Monsanto try to collect royalties for the use of their genetic patent portfolio and IP?
It would be *really* funny if they sued the drug cartels for patent license violations.
I don't know who I dislike more, Monsanto or the Drug Cartels...
-davidu
# Hack the planet, it's important.
Now the War on Drugs can stop using those bit players (i.e. the CIA and the U.S. military) and move to a much more powerful attack squad: Monsanto and the U.S. intellectual property legal lobby. Those unfortunate Colombians are going to learn what Shock and Awe really mean.
Or the drug smugglers.
the preceding comment is my own and in no way reflects the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
I mean, They gotta sue somebody!
Free Software: Like love, it grows best when given away.
I have you know that Monsanto is comprised of legitimate businessmen!
the preceding comment is my own and in no way reflects the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
I'm waiting for the creationists to explain how god did this one.
;)
Obviously it was the work of satan! God was busy working to get GWB elected.
"As someone who has successfully quit cigarettes, alcohol, and cocaine"
GEORGE, IS THAT YOU???
"Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds !"
Oh, great. Just what we need: napalm resistant plants.
:(
I, for one, welcome our new leafy overlords....
Just look at what happened to alcohol when it was decriminalized - the crime nearly completely left the production and distribution. The worst thing they do now is make bad commercials for the super bowl.
-- Give me ambiguity or give me something else!
Yeah, but kicked that and now he's hooked on religon. The real problem is that he's president.
"Hi Doc...listen, I've always wanted to look like Keith Richards but, I'm afraid of plastic surgery...can you help me out?"
"Sure son...here's a prescription...."
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.........
An important point. As someone from British Columbia, I wish to point out that it's marijuana we're known for, not cocaine. Sheesh.
You don't think He was going to just sit around and watch people destroy His main source of cheap cocaine, do you?