A prize incentive will be awarded to the first person to create genetically modified cannabis-food (cannabis cantaloupe, Bong Beans, Ganja Grapes, Kush corn, pot-atoes, etc). This is actually not very advanced science and entries are expected within the next year. With the marijuana market at $100 billion in the US alone, and the ability for medical patients to consume their medicine in forms other than smoke, brownies or vapor, the potential is overwhelming. Not to mention to the inevitable collapse of the war on hemp-users, since cops “won’t know the difference between peanuts and pot-nuts.”
MarijuanaPrize.com
See a discussion of this prize at GMObelus,
http://www.gmobelus.com/news.php?viewStory=182
It appears that the notion of THC oranges dates at least to 1998.
I remember that. What a supremely wonderful idea that was. I think it was a hoax but based in this real science that is apparently more affordable now. The site says it may cost around $20,000 which is pennies compared to most scientific research projects.
two women have created a yeast that synthesises a morphine precursor. The strategy and the tools are available. Maybe we can set up a independent lab to make this happen :)
http://www.nature.com/nchembio/journal/v4/n9/abs/nchembio.105.html
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