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Himalayan balsam might be better. |
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Well, if you're going to go down that road, how about a tumbleweed variant for us out west ? |
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Perhaps all you really need to do is transplant the genes that make
THC |
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Only a matter of time before that happens. Then again, maybe it
already has. |
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First if all, cannabis grows pretty fast as it is. Not kudzu
fast, but fast. I'm watching some grow right now. |
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Next, the only thing cannabis and kudzu have in common is
that they're plants. Within the kingdom, they're not even
kissing cousins. Also, kudzu contains a number of
compounds that mimic estrogen and other human
hormones, so don't eat the brownies unless you want nice
big breasts (or a mustache, if you're the type that comes
pre-equipped in the mammary department). |
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Finally...algae? Really? Do you know much about botany? |
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Okay, I'll take it seriously. Plants hybridized with marijuana
won't
necessarily get you high (or even contain cannabinoids).
The psychoactive compounds in cannabis are produced as a
function of the flowering cycle; mess with that and what
you end up with isn't pot. I successfully grafted a hops vine
onto a cannabis indica plant (those two _are_ cousins),
brought it to full flower, harvested, dried, and cured it,
and all I got in the end was a small batch of homebrew
beer that tasted vaguely of turpentine. Still trying to do
the reverse, grafting sensi onto a hops vine. No surviving
subjets yet. |
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I'd carry out some home research for you, but I can't splice
a plant that doesn't have a stem. |
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// a small batch of homebrew beer that tasted vaguely of turpentine // |
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You invented Budweiser, and we claim our five dollars. |
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We consider that [MB] might have the most insight in this area, as
long as Sturton doesn't get involved. His attempt to hybridize magic
mushrooms with vampire bats was all too successful; if we hadn't
been invited to afternoon tea that day and been able to instantly
deploy deflector shields and directed-energy weaponry, the history of
your species could have been very different. |
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//We consider that [MB] might have the most insight
in this area// |
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I am flattened. By a reasonably remarkable
coincidence, one of the synthetic biology projects
that I and some colleagues have been exploring is
making yeast or bacteria that produce various
cannabinoids. It is in principle doable, not by
hybridising species, which is generally a non starter,
but just by building the relevant synthetic pathways
into a handy organism like yeast. |
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One application would be cannabinoid-containing
beer. A more marketable/fundable option is to
produce specific cannabinoids for pharmacological
use. |
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//the history of your species could have been very
different// it already is. |
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No, Budweiser tastes like soap. Dos Ekkes would taste a bit
like turpentine, if it didn't taste so strongly of water. |
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I'm told that cannabeer exists in various forms around the
world, but if it's anything like mine turned out it's not
worth the bother. |
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If Budweiser tasted like soap that would be a vast improvement. |
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If Budweiser tasted like something - anything - that would be a vast
improvement. |
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If...hang on, can you do the same with mosquitoes and nicotine, if I can catch enough, dry them out and smoke, a very reasonable revenge.. |
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Nicotine is a very effective insecticide, and incidentally extremely toxic
to cats. A wonderfully versatile molecule ... |
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Glad to see you coming round to my way of thinking,
[8th]. |
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It wasn't as if any persuasive eloquence or impassioned advocacy
were needed; the simple statement "extremely toxic to cats" was more
than sufficient... |
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//extremely toxic to cats. A wonderfully versatile molecule
...// |
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As is Lily pollen, apparently. Someone should build a
database of known caticides for.... concerned parties. |
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// Someone should build a database // |
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The CDC have a remarkably useful database of such toxic agents
<meaningful cough>. |
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My father is such a database. Much to the Borgs' dismay, he
applies his superpower for the good of all animalkind,
including cats. |
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But also dogs. Many, many dogs. |
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