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Scientists Crack Genome of Cannabis
“Good” News via NPR and Disinfo
Stoners and scientists alike may be stoked to learn that a startup biotech company has completed the DNA sequence of Cannabis sativa, or marijuana. But here’s something that could ruin a high: The company hopes the data will help scientists breed pot plants without much THC, the mind-altering chemical in the plant. The goal is instead to maximize other compounds that may have therapeutic benefits.
Kevin McKernan, founder and chief executive officer of the company, called Medicinal Genomics, says Cannabis sativa has 84 other compounds that could fight pain or possibly even shrink tumors. But anti-marijuana laws make it difficult for scientists to breed and study the plant in most countries. That’s one reason he decided to publish his data for free on Amazon’s EC2, a public data cloud.
That’s a Nice Spot You’ve Got There, Guys
Have you ever been chilling, smoking with a bud, when all of a sudden, out of nowhere, a random person walks by or drives by, makes a perfectly casual comment to you, then leaves? And then you realize that person never should have been there in the first place. Fucking stoner…
Everybody Just Act Cool Man
Sometimes when you’re paranoid and wondering if THEY KNOW, it helps to remember that THEY might be thinking the same thing about you.
Fathers Day Stoner Comic
For every ultra-conservative dad out there, there’s at least one or two dads who just wish that they could get blazed all the time, just like you. Unfortunately for them, pesky things like work, and raising your dumb ass tend to get in the way of smoking time. I hope that lots of people out there get to experience the thrill, at least once, of getting stoned with your own dad.
Dude, What Kind of Weed is This?
I have not tried the strain in question here. But I sure would love to try it. Anybody ever hear of Hyperdrive?
Charlie Brown, What a Blockhead
I bet that Chuck Schulz was a supreme stoner. How else would he know exactly what all adults sound like when you’re stoned? Wah wa-wahwah wah wawah. Muted trumpets, ffs. The guy must have been stoned out of his mind.
Being Out of Green Sucks, Finding a Hidden Bud Rocks
Don’t you just hate the feeling that you get when you are all out of stuff to smoke? And isn’t the feeling of finding a Bud that you hid away for a rainy day then forgot about one of the coolest feelings ever. Now imagine you’re tripping on LSD during this experience.
