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<blockquote data-quote="Sid Bonkers" data-source="post: 335651" data-attributes="member: 19121"><p>If it works then I see no problem in using it.</p><p></p><p>Re "<em>the Plod</em>", it is also being grown under licence in this country and has been for some time for medical use, which seems strange as on one hand the government prohibits its use and cultivation and yet sells a licence to at least one company to do just that. I understand that sufferers of some complaints have been using it illegally for years as a means of pain management and historically of course it is well known that Queen Victoria used it to control period pain.</p><p></p><p>Re "<em>By strict definition, a plant is a "natural" thing</em>". Yes but where do you draw the line at messing with plants when it comes to genetic modification? </p><p></p><p>Illegal cultivators have been crossing plants to produce high THC together with high yields for years culminating in the now common "Skunk" varieties first produced a few of decades back which produce a far higher "high" than the original plant that has been used through the ages. Crossing plants to produce higher growth/bigger fruit etc has been done since farming began. </p><p></p><p>You have to wonder where the licensed growers get their seeds from as it would seem perverse if they use the now readily available "skunk" varieties that have been bred to produce high THC levels only to then modify the strain again to preclude that particular chemical. Bizarre?</p><p></p><p>So where does cross breeding end and genetically modifying begin? Im not sure I am in favour of GM but cross breeding would seem to be OK to me.</p><p></p><p>ps... <em>just reread the article and it clearly states that the legal growers have used cross breeding to remove the THC :roll: so GM is not an issue, good to know </em> :thumbup:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sid Bonkers, post: 335651, member: 19121"] If it works then I see no problem in using it. Re "[i]the Plod[/i]", it is also being grown under licence in this country and has been for some time for medical use, which seems strange as on one hand the government prohibits its use and cultivation and yet sells a licence to at least one company to do just that. I understand that sufferers of some complaints have been using it illegally for years as a means of pain management and historically of course it is well known that Queen Victoria used it to control period pain. Re "[i]By strict definition, a plant is a "natural" thing[/i]". Yes but where do you draw the line at messing with plants when it comes to genetic modification? Illegal cultivators have been crossing plants to produce high THC together with high yields for years culminating in the now common "Skunk" varieties first produced a few of decades back which produce a far higher "high" than the original plant that has been used through the ages. Crossing plants to produce higher growth/bigger fruit etc has been done since farming began. You have to wonder where the licensed growers get their seeds from as it would seem perverse if they use the now readily available "skunk" varieties that have been bred to produce high THC levels only to then modify the strain again to preclude that particular chemical. Bizarre? So where does cross breeding end and genetically modifying begin? Im not sure I am in favour of GM but cross breeding would seem to be OK to me. ps... [i]just reread the article and it clearly states that the legal growers have used cross breeding to remove the THC :roll: so GM is not an issue, good to know [/i] :thumbup: [/QUOTE]
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