Pot Patent # 6,630,507

[dav zap]

Did you know that the US govt has patented pot? Google the patent number.
Think of the legal implications, eh.

dav zap Reviewed by dav zap on 01-31-2010. Pot Patent # 6,630,507 Did you know that the US govt has patented pot? Google the patent number. Think of the legal implications, eh. Rating: 5

[MEDEDCANNABIS]

for reals? ya know wouldnt doubt it if and when its ever legalized they will want royalties plus tax plus more tax and the royalties on the tax and tax on the royalties.....$3,000,000 a gram.:thumbsup:

meded so you can mededitate to mededitate:stoned:

[mugenbao]

It is an interesting patent, though it's not exactly a "patent on pot" as often claimed.

The most interesting aspect of that, for me, is the fact that having such a patent assigned to the Dept. of Health and Human Services runs directly counter to the many lies spouted by the government about there not being any credible research demonstrating that cannabis has valid medical applications, and denying nearly all requests by researchers to study potential therapeutic properties.

[LLLou2]

It is an interesting patent, though it's not exactly a "patent on pot" as often claimed.

The most interesting aspect of that, for me, is the fact that having such a patent assigned to the Dept. of Health and Human Services runs directly counter to the many lies spouted by the government about there not being any credible research demonstrating that cannabis has valid medical applications, and denying nearly all requests by researchers to study potential therapeutic properties.

One of the many lies our government prohibitionists hide behind. How about the feds supplying Irv Rosenfeld with MJ cigarettes ,while at the same time refusing to remove Cannabis from schedule 1. Also our ( HA!,our) government continues to ignore Judge Francis Youngs recommendation to reschedule Cannabis.
here is a link,,
,Francis L. Young

[Faddenator]

Did you know that the US govt has patented pot? Google the patent number.
Think of the legal implications, eh.

Cannabinoids as antioxidants and neuroprotectants??? What?! So let me get this straight. The government makes all cannabis illegal, refusing to publicly state that it has any medicinal benefit... then they go and PATENT cannabis based medicine???

Shouldnt we be fucking furious??? They are patenting something they arrest and imprison people for a on a daily basis. And guess what? once they hold patents on everything cannabis related, I bet they'll "start to realize" that it is beneficial!

I think im starting to understand why its still illegal. They just want to monopolize the industry!!

[LLLou2]

LIGHTBULB GOING OFF OVER FADDENATORS HEAD.

[Faddenator]

LIGHTBULB GOING OFF OVER FADDENATORS HEAD.

more like a bomb, but full of anger :rastasmoke:

[WashougalWonder]

So if the government can do it, it must be legal to patent? This could get into a real neat mess, trying to separate and file and patent all the phenotypes, genotypes, and subset species thereof.

Edit: Admin should make this a permanent link at the top so we all can remember and quote this patent number as we work toward a reasonable legalization of this wonderful medicine.

[mugenbao]

So if the government can do it, it must be legal to patent?

Well, sort of. It's legal to patent a useful process or unique compound, independant of whether the subject of the patent is illegal. To overly simplify, essentially you are patenting an idea rather than a substance.

trying to separate and file and patent all the phenotypes, genotypes, and subset species thereof.

You can't really do that with a patent, that's really not what patents are for. Simply put, you cannot patent a plant or variation of a plant.

It's sad how many times I've heard "The government has a patent on pot" from people who really have no idea whatsoever what a patent is. My flatmate, for instance, continually confuses patent, trademark, and copyright rights, and clearly has no clue what he's talking about

If someone wants to use the aforementioned patent in an argument for legalization, I'd suggest that they should have a sufficiently deep understanding of it, as well as the actual legal implications, before proceeding.

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[mugenbao]

Obviously, it is possible to patent the process of using a plant extract to create a specific medicine or to achieve a specific result, though.

It's hard enough to patent anything for medical purposes for all but the largest pharmaceutical companies without the additional challenge of the government proactively doing so while also actively prohibiting medical research.

Fucking crooks, all of them.