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Which companies would own the patent rights for marijuana production-distribution if marijuana were ever to be legalized?
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∙ 15y ago
NEW ANSWER BY ANASTASIARAE'S SOURCE: Marlboro owns the patent to distribute the leagalized sale of marijuana ciggerettes, like a ciggerette pack but full of little "joints." That's one of them. However, if someone invented or improved upon marijuana or its administration, or improved upon a process for the production or distribution of marijuana, then that party could apply for patent rights to that new development. Here is an example of a development along this line: http://www.freepatentsonline.com/6132762.html NEW ANSWER BY BAYKCUPCAKES: Actually, Jason King talks about this in the CANNABIBLE 2. Apparently, most major pharmacutical companies (I believe I recall hearing specifically about Johnson & Johnson) already have pending patents for certain strains of marijuana in case it ever becomes legalized. Plus if marijuana was to become legalized (which is very different than decriminalized) than it would most likely be for medicinal purposes, in which case it makes perfect sense that those companies would try and own the rights. However, nobody should be allowed to own strains of plants (yes, now you can only get certain strains from certain growers who possess them through various reasons like hybridization or cross genetics, however these people dont legally own those plants and they shouldn't) That would be like American Apparel owning the rights to the cotton plant. Anyway.... in the words of Peter Tosh, "Legalize it, yeah, and I will advertise it...." I think it wuld be rediculous if any company could patent any kind of naturally grown plant, if any other chemicals were to be added then i can see that
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