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Then you can think about the anti-prohibitionists infusing a ubiquitous and prolific species like lawn grass, with THC or mescaline or... I wonder if anyone involved in suppression of recreational psychochemicals has contemplated this scenario.
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I doubt it. First-rate scientists don't go into forensic jobs, like the police or customs or whatever -- any more than first-rate scientists and engineers go in for jobs such as running nuclear power stations.
About three years ago, the chief forensic scientist of the Home Office was found guilty of falsifying DNA evidence in a murder case. It was thought at first that he was doing so because he was corrupt and going along with the police's certainty about the guilt of the accused. It turned out, however, that the necessary procedures were simply beyond his competence and he was too embarrassed to admit it.
Keith Hudson
At 15:19 24/06/2003 -0700, you wrote:
I missed this yesterday somehow...
On Sun, 22 Jun 2003, Darryl and Natalia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Just a brief to keep a corner of the thoughts on the biotech industry. >Link at bottom for the rest of story or contact me and I'll forward the >whole page. > >Darryl
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>UNREGULATED "PHARMING" >EXPERIMENTAL CROPS ON THE LOOSE > >CLAIRE HOPE CUMMINGS, CROP CHOICE COMMENTARY: New genetically modified >organisms (GMOs) are on the loose and they are causing trouble. These are >not the GMOs most people hear about: soybeans that resist weed killers or >corn that kills insects. These are experimental crops that contain >pharmaceutical proteins, industrial chemicals, even human genes.
>They are being grown outdoors in hundreds of secret locations all over >the country, in open-pollinated plants such as corn. This powerful new >use of biotechnology is called "pharming," and it poses very real threats >to our personal and environmental health. Cases of pharm contamination >have already occurred, raising new criticisms of the regulatory system in >the United States.
Maybe three years ago, I suggested that this would become a major activity, but I wasn't thinking about legitimate pharmaco's. It seems to me the people who would really find this appealing are the organized drug mobs, like Hell's Angels. Think of splicing the opium gene into lettuce, or THC into clover... You could have a huge industry running right under the noses of the drug squad and no one would catch on. "It looks legit, Cap'n, nuthin' here but veggies - maybe it's his retirement prject..." The concept is so appealing I am absolutely certain that it will happen if it hasn't already. And every year the accessibility of the technology increases. Then you can think about the anti-prohibitionists infusing a ubiquitous and prolific species like lawn grass, with THC or mescaline or... I wonder if anyone involved in suppression of recreational psychochemicals has contemplated this scenario.
-Pete Vincent
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