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The CBC reports on research published at Plos One: Prof. Jörg Bohlmann and a team of researchers at the University of British Columbia have found 30 genes within the cannabis genome that determine the aroma and flavour of the plant.
The findings are the first step toward creating flavour standards that can be replicated. With Canada on the cusp of legalizing pot, Bohlmann said "standards could be created that follow the wine industry, where the types of grapes and effects of climate and terrain on the crop's flavour produce specific and replicable varieties of wine."
Of course this now opens the door to multinationals taking control of the pot industry, introducing GMO strains, and driving the craft industry out of business.
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(Score: 3, Interesting) by LoRdTAW on Monday April 03 2017, @01:27PM (6 children)
Great. Here comes big industry swooping in on profit opportunity and ready to carve up the market. What these steps are is nothing more than preparation for eventual commercialization of the weed industry. Next thing is we are buying generic "budweiser" strains at the corner grocery store. Fuck off.
That's the fun part about weed. There is a lot of variety. No one needs or asked for a standard. Fuck off.
We don't need no replication. This isn't McDonald's where they need to ensure a big mac tastes the same in Hong Kong as it does in Boise, Idaho. I don't want to ever see a fucking baggie with a big brand name on it. All I want to know is the basic type and what it's called. Again, fuck off.
But in the end. They will win. There will be generic "Sour Diesel®", "OG Kush®", "Gorilla Glue #4®" branded weed on the store shelves. The same strains will be sold again and again. Independent growers will have to start making sure they have seeds stocked up before the monsantos get a hold of the genes and start patenting them. Next thing you know there are only a few strains, all patented and owned by some mega corp and the quality drops after the production is moved to "more favorable growing climates" not in the USA.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Monday April 03 2017, @02:12PM (5 children)
Great. Here comes big industry swooping in on profit opportunity and ready to carve up the market. What these steps are is nothing more than preparation for eventual commercialization of the weed industry. Next thing is we are buying generic "budweiser" strains at the corner grocery store. Fuck off.
What exactly is the problem with that? Cheap, branded beer and cigarettes happened because people bought them. I think that's just as likely to happen with marijuana products as well.
That's the fun part about weed. There is a lot of variety. No one needs or asked for a standard. Fuck off.
Oddly enough, you posted [soylentnews.org] elsewhere:
Are you sure it was in fact weed? I am guessing it was either laced with something that made you sick or it wasn't weed. If they were random people at a party or wherever and offered, it could be anything and they told you it was weed. Whats worse, if you were drinking before and smoked some laced crap it could turn into a nightmare. That happened to me years ago when I thought I was going to smoke weed but turns out it was PCP. The high was awful and made me incredibly nauseous causing me to vomit four times. Next day was a hellish hangover. It's possible you had a similar experience and it wasn't weed or laced with something nasty.
So you demonstrate here a need for standards.
(Score: 2) by LoRdTAW on Monday April 03 2017, @04:47PM (4 children)
We don't need no stinking standards because guess what, we already have them.
If you think about it, the current marijuana trade is actually an excellent example of a properly functioning free market. There is plenty of competition between dealers and growers to deliver the best product. When I want sour diesel or OG kush I know I'm going to get what I want because if that dealer sells me otherwise, them I'm taking my business elsewhere. Same would go for a grower trying to sell low quality crap as higher end strains. Experienced smokers will immediatly know when they get garbage. If a dealer sold tainted garbage and says otherwise, then they are deceptive and will soon find themselves out of business. Free market FTW!
So after all these years and the free market finding its own way, a good one where when you ask for quality you get it, you think we need the government and big business to step in?
(Score: 1) by khallow on Tuesday April 04 2017, @05:14AM (3 children)
(Score: 2) by LoRdTAW on Tuesday April 04 2017, @12:42PM (1 child)
Does the government tell:
Phillip Morris what their Marlboro should taste like or name it?
Lays how a bag of BBQ chips should taste like or name it?
Sam Adams what a bottle of Lager should taste like or name it?
No.
So why are we arguing what a brand name bag of weed should taste like or get you high? It's nothing more than government overreach and corporations laying the foundation for taking over the market. And there should be no way a corp should ever be able to trademark any pre-existing strain or hybrid names.
You want regulation? Fine. List the ingredients which is "Marijuana" And perhaps a THC and the cannabinoid percentages like they list vitamin and nutrient contents. End of regulation. I would be fine with that.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Tuesday April 04 2017, @02:39PM
But having said that, establishing standards is a relatively lightweight application of government. It gets heavily when we're regulated to follow those standards, particularly when they are vague, inconsistent, conflicting, and established without regard for the cost to the subjects of the standard or to society.
(Score: 2) by urza9814 on Tuesday April 04 2017, @02:09PM
Just because it's a national brand doesn't mean you know what you're getting. [politico.com]
The fact that it's sold legally in the open is what provides the protection and standardization. Whether it's produced by a major corporation or some guy down the street doesn't matter so much. In fact, assuming sufficient regulation/testing, I'd probably trust the stuff from the guy down the street more. He's not trying to shave off every last cent from a national production chain, and he probably doesn't have the equipment to be screwing around with additives and such, he's just gonna cut/dry/roll.