U.S. Government holds Patent on Marijuana
As states continue to legalize medicinal marijuana, we look back at a little known fact. On
October 7th,
2003, the
US Government issued Patent number 6630507. The patent states "This new found (antioxidant) property makes cannabinoids useful in treatment and prophylaxis of a wide variety of oxidation associated diseases" and "cannabinoids are found to have particular application as neuroprotectants." Cannabinoids are a group of chemical compounds found in marijuana. It seems astounding and hypocritical to many, that the government created this patent over ten years ago, while simultaneously pushing the costly war on drugs and putting thousands of people through the legal and prison systems for marijuana crimes. The patent the government holds is not for the plant, but rather for 26 methods of using certain cannabinoids for specific medical treatments. It will be interesting to see how long it will take for those who say that marijuana has no medical benefits to change their minds in light of the government's patent.
http://www.tokeofthetown.com/
2011/06/worth_repeating_govt_holds_patent_for_cannabinoids
.php
http://stopthedrugwar.org/speakeasy/2008/jul/23/significance_us_govt_cannabinoid
http://www.medicaljane.com/
2013/04/05/the-us-government-has-a-medical-marijuana-patent/#
http://patients4medicalmarijuana.wordpress.com/medical-use-of-cannabis-video/the-government-holds-a-patent-for-medical-marijuana/
http://nevergetbusted.com/hot-news/dea-owns-marijuana-patent-6630507/
http://inventingpatents.com/us-patent-66305070-methods-using-marijuana/
http://nypost.com/2013/09/11/feds-patented-medical-marijuana-even-when-they-were-fighting-it/
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