headshake
06-07-2009, 10:54 PM
ok, this is current events per se. i'm sure some of you have seen this, but i figured it was interesting and it derails the governments argument that cannabis is "bad" and shows the boundlessness of their hypocrisy! (we all knew that existed though!
US Patent 6630507 - Cannabinoids as antioxidants and neuroprotectants
Application: filed on 2/02/2001
US Patent Issued on October 7, 2003
Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services
And there you have it. The same federal government that steadfastly denies pot has any medicinal value also holds the medical patents on the plantā??s various therapeutic cannabinoids. And they arenā??t the only ones who do.
here is another link to patent storm (http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/6630507.html).
(PatentStorm offers full-text U.S. patents and patent applications from the U.S. Patent Office, providing advanced search capabilities and full image retrieval in handy PDF format. Everything we offer is free.)
and so the drum beats on.....and so do the charades.
-shake
US Patent 6630507 - Cannabinoids as antioxidants and neuroprotectants
Application: filed on 2/02/2001
US Patent Issued on October 7, 2003
Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services
And there you have it. The same federal government that steadfastly denies pot has any medicinal value also holds the medical patents on the plantā??s various therapeutic cannabinoids. And they arenā??t the only ones who do.
here is another link to patent storm (http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/6630507.html).
(PatentStorm offers full-text U.S. patents and patent applications from the U.S. Patent Office, providing advanced search capabilities and full image retrieval in handy PDF format. Everything we offer is free.)
and so the drum beats on.....and so do the charades.
-shake