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<div><b>From:</b> Lanteigne <water.lulu@yahoo.ca></div><div><b>To:</b> letters@therecord.com <letters@therecord.com></div><div><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 16, 2018, 11:49:29 a.m. EDT</div><div><b>Subject:</b> Letter to the editor: from Pipelines to Pot</div><div><br></div>
<div><div id="ydpec860670yiv7395804659"><div id="ydpec860670yiv7395804659yMail_cursorElementTracker_1539452121046" style="font-family:sans-serif;">Hello.</div><div id="ydpec860670yiv7395804659yMail_cursorElementTracker_1539704376700" style="font-family:sans-serif;"><br></div><div id="ydpec860670yiv7395804659yMail_cursorElementTracker_1539704376818" style="font-family:sans-serif;">Here is my letter with sources provided for you.</div><div id="ydpec860670yiv7395804659yMail_cursorElementTracker_1539704402350" style="font-family:sans-serif;"><br></div><div id="ydpec860670yiv7395804659yMail_cursorElementTracker_1539704402570" style="font-family:sans-serif;">From Pipelines to Pot<br></div><div style="font-family:sans-serif;"><br></div><div id="ydpec860670yiv7395804659yMail_cursorElementTracker_1539452065396" style="font-family:sans-serif;">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? <a id="ydpec860670yiv7395804659linkextractor__1539452066232" href="https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4854746?__twitter_impression=true" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4854746?__twitter_impression=true</a></div><div style="font-family:sans-serif;"><br></div><div id="ydpec860670yiv7395804659yMail_cursorElementTracker_1539452068942" style="font-family:sans-serif;">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? <a id="ydpec860670yiv7395804659linkextractor__1539452069696" href="https://amp.theguardian.com/science/2017/dec/04/us-military-agency-invests-100m-in-genetic-extinction-technologies?__twitter_impression=true" class="ydpec860670yiv7395804659lEnhancr_1539452069716" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://amp.theguardian.com/science/2017/dec/04/us-military-agency-invests-100m-in-genetic-extinction-technologies?__twitter_impression=true</a></div><div id="ydpec860670yiv7395804659yMail_cursorElementTracker_1539452069702" style="font-family:sans-serif;"><br></div><div style="font-family:sans-serif;"><br></div><div id="ydpec860670yiv7395804659yMail_cursorElementTracker_1539452073422" style="font-family:sans-serif;">Crispr can modify medicinal traits of Pot.</div><div id="ydpec860670yiv7395804659yMail_cursorElementTracker_1539704486228" style="font-family:sans-serif;">https<a id="ydpec860670yiv7395804659linkextractor__1539452074204" href="https://growersnetwork.org/laboratories/crispr-could-revolutionize-the-cannabis-industry/" class="ydpec860670yiv7395804659lEnhancr_1539452074228" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">://growersnetwork.org/laboratories/crispr-could-revolutionize-the-cannabis-industry/</a></div><div id="ydpec860670yiv7395804659yMail_cursorElementTracker_1539704496487" style="font-family:sans-serif;"><br></div><div id="ydpec860670yiv7395804659yMail_cursorElementTracker_1539704496693" style="font-family:sans-serif;">Monsanto was the first companies to do it. <a id="ydpec860670yiv7395804659linkextractor__1539704578531" href="https://worldnewsdailyreport.com/monsanto-creates-first-genetically-modified-strain-of-marijuana/" class="ydpec860670yiv7395804659lEnhancr_1539704587411" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Monsanto Creates First Genetically Modified Strain of Marijuana</a><div id="ydpec860670yiv7395804659lEnhancr_1539704587411" class="ydpec860670yiv7395804659yahoo-link-enhancr-card ydpec860670yiv7395804659yahoo-link-enhancr-cardSize-medium ydpec860670yiv7395804659yahoo-link-enhancr-cardType-yenhancr ydpec860670yiv7395804659yahoo-link-enhancr-cardCategory- ydpec860670yiv7395804659ymail-preserve-class ydpec860670yiv7395804659ymail-preserve-style" style="max-width:400px;font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;position:relative;" data-url="https://worldnewsdailyreport.com/monsanto-creates-first-genetically-modified-strain-of-marijuana/" data-type="LINK_ENHANCR_ATTACHMENT_TYPE_INLINE" data-size="medium">
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</div></div><div id="ydpec860670yiv7395804659yMail_cursorElementTracker_1539704578551" style="font-family:sans-serif;"><br></div><div style="font-family:sans-serif;"><br></div><div id="ydpec860670yiv7395804659yMail_cursorElementTracker_1539452078438" style="font-family:sans-serif;">Crispr edited cells have already been linked to cancer in two separate studies as published in Scientific America. <a id="ydpec860670yiv7395804659linkextractor__1539452079377" href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/crispr-edited-cells-linked-to-cancer-risk-in-2-studies/" class="ydpec860670yiv7395804659lEnhancr_1539452079402" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/crispr-edited-cells-linked-to-cancer-risk-in-2-studies/</a></div><div id="ydpec860670yiv7395804659yMail_cursorElementTracker_1539452079384" style="font-family:sans-serif;"><br></div><div style="font-family:sans-serif;"><br></div><div style="font-family:sans-serif;" id="ydpec860670yiv7395804659yMail_cursorElementTracker_1539704586247">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.</div><div id="ydpec860670yiv7395804659yMail_cursorElementTracker_1539452083179" style="font-family:sans-serif;"><a id="ydpec860670yiv7395804659linkextractor__1539452084103" href="https://ki.mit.edu/news/2017/crispr-goes-non-viral" class="ydpec860670yiv7395804659lEnhancr_1539452084122" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ki.mit.edu/news/2017/crispr-goes-non-viral</a></div><div id="ydpec860670yiv7395804659yMail_cursorElementTracker_1539452084110" style="font-family:sans-serif;"><br></div><div style="font-family:sans-serif;"><br></div><div id="ydpec860670yiv7395804659yMail_cursorElementTracker_1539452090022" style="font-family:sans-serif;">Koch Industries has financial stake in Pharmaceuticals. https<a id="ydpec860670yiv7395804659linkextractor__1539452090947" href="https://shadowproof.com/2010/08/30/koch-industries-has-financial-stake-in-derivatives-and-pharmaceuticals-not-just-oil/" class="ydpec860670yiv7395804659lEnhancr_1539452090974" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">://shadowproof.com/2010/08/30/koch-industries-has-financial-stake-in-derivatives-and-pharmaceuticals-not-just-oil/</a></div><div id="ydpec860670yiv7395804659yMail_cursorElementTracker_1539452087458" style="font-family:sans-serif;"><br></div><div style="font-family:sans-serif;" id="ydpec860670yiv7395804659yMail_cursorElementTracker_1539704717666">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.</div><div id="ydpec860670yiv7395804659yMail_cursorElementTracker_1539452095052" style="font-family:sans-serif;"><a id="ydpec860670yiv7395804659linkextractor__1539452097572" href="https://www.potnetwork.com/news/encouraged-koch-brothers-more-republicans-support-legalizing-marijuana" class="ydpec860670yiv7395804659lEnhancr_1539452097592" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.potnetwork.com/news/encouraged-koch-brothers-more-republicans-support-legalizing-marijuana</a></div><div id="ydpec860670yiv7395804659yMail_cursorElementTracker_1539452097580" style="font-family:sans-serif;"><br></div><div style="font-family:sans-serif;" id="ydpec860670yiv7395804659yMail_cursorElementTracker_1539704750023"><br></div><div style="font-family:sans-serif;">After Stephen Harper left office many of his Ministers joined the pot industry including Julian Fantino, Gary Goodyear and Joe Oliver. </div><div id="ydpec860670yiv7395804659yMail_cursorElementTracker_1539452102996" style="font-family:sans-serif;"><a id="ydpec860670yiv7395804659linkextractor__1539452106698" href="https://www.theleafnews.com/news/joe-oliver-is-the-latest-harper-conservative-to-join-canadas-cannabis-industry-477948303.html" class="ydpec860670yiv7395804659lEnhancr_1539452106716" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theleafnews.com/news/joe-oliver-is-the-latest-harper-conservative-to-join-canadas-cannabis-industry-477948303.html</a></div><div id="ydpec860670yiv7395804659yMail_cursorElementTracker_1539704797949" style="font-family:sans-serif;"><br></div><div id="ydpec860670yiv7395804659yMail_cursorElementTracker_1539704865112" style="font-family:sans-serif;">Think before you puff. </div><div id="ydpec860670yiv7395804659yMail_cursorElementTracker_1539452169925" style="font-family:sans-serif;"><br></div><div id="ydpec860670yiv7395804659yMail_cursorElementTracker_1539452170082" style="font-family:sans-serif;">Louisette Lanteigne</div><div id="ydpec860670yiv7395804659yMail_cursorElementTracker_1539452174446" style="font-family:sans-serif;">700 Star Flower Ave</div><div id="ydpec860670yiv7395804659yMail_cursorElementTracker_1539452188152" style="font-family:sans-serif;">Waterloo On</div><div id="ydpec860670yiv7395804659yMail_cursorElementTracker_1539452194934" style="font-family:sans-serif;">N2V 2L2 </div><br><div id="ydpec860670yiv7395804659ymail_android_signature"><a href="https://go.onelink.me/107872968?pid=InProduct&c=Global_Internal_YGrowth_AndroidEmailSig__AndroidUsers&af_wl=ym&af_sub1=Internal&af_sub2=Global_YGrowth&af_sub3=EmailSignature" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android</a></div></div></div>
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