[All] Fw: Letter to the editor submitted from Pipelines to Pot

[Lanteigne]

   ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Lanteigne <water.lulu at yahoo.ca>To: letters at therecord.com <letters at therecord.com>Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2018, 11:49:29 a.m. EDTSubject: Letter to the editor: from Pipelines to Pot
 Hello.
Here is my letter with sources provided for you.
>From Pipelines to Pot

People must be careful with the legalization of Pot in Canada. This product was unregulated for years and there is a wave of genetically modified varieties being patented and introduced. It is unregulated pharmaceutical testing?  Is there adequate labelling, studies in dose and second hand impacts?  https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4854746?__twitter_impression=true
US invested $100 million in Genetic Extinction technology using Crispr. DNA technology. It can be used in very bad ways. Do we have policies and oversight to protect people from the risks?  https://amp.theguardian.com/science/2017/dec/04/us-military-agency-invests-100m-in-genetic-extinction-technologies?__twitter_impression=true

Crispr can modify medicinal traits of Pot.https://growersnetwork.org/laboratories/crispr-could-revolutionize-the-cannabis-industry/
Monsanto was the first companies to do it. Monsanto Creates First Genetically Modified Strain of Marijuana  
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Monsanto Creates First Genetically Modified Strain of Marijuana
 
St-Louis, MO | Monsanto, the multi-billion agribusiness giant, has announced today it has patented the first genetically modified strain of marijuana. The news that has been welcomed by scientists and leaders of the agriculture business alike as a
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Crispr edited cells have already been linked to cancer in two separate studies as published in Scientific America.  https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/crispr-edited-cells-linked-to-cancer-risk-in-2-studies/

Crispr technology were developed with funding from Koch Brothers. If this science causes cancer and these guys profit from cancers meds and research it is doesn't sit well with me.https://ki.mit.edu/news/2017/crispr-goes-non-viral

Koch Industries has financial stake in Pharmaceuticals. https://shadowproof.com/2010/08/30/koch-industries-has-financial-stake-in-derivatives-and-pharmaceuticals-not-just-oil/
Koch brothers have also pledged up to $400 million to Republicans running for office in the 2018 which may be why more Republicans are supporting the decriminalization of pot.https://www.potnetwork.com/news/encouraged-koch-brothers-more-republicans-support-legalizing-marijuana

After Stephen Harper left office many of his Ministers joined the pot industry including Julian Fantino, Gary Goodyear and Joe Oliver. https://www.theleafnews.com/news/joe-oliver-is-the-latest-harper-conservative-to-join-canadas-cannabis-industry-477948303.html
Think before you puff. 
Louisette Lanteigne700 Star Flower AveWaterloo OnN2V 2L2 
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