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[Baron23]

Too funny...spared because his weed was complete schwag.


Australian Horticulturist spared jail time for growing unusable cannabis

An Australian man caught growing cannabis has managed to evade a jail sentence after a judge determined that his plants were unusable.

On September 19, 2018, police conducted a search at a farm in Balingup, Western Australia where 37-year-old horticulturist, David Giumelli was working.

During the search, officers discovered 39 small cannabis plants, five seedlings, and ten mature plants.

Police also found more than 316 grams of loose cannabis material in a hydroponic shed where some of the plants were growing and 30.2 grams inside the house, reports the Kalgoorlie Miner.

Giumelli began using cannabis socially in his late teens but started smoking it daily after a relationship breakdown last year.

When it became difficult to afford $400 for an ounce of cannabis each week, Giumelli decided to try growing “medical marijuana” for personal use and sharing with friends.

Defense lawyer, Twistie Venning said that Giumelli had only intended to grow six ounces but ended up growing 54 plants because he had been unsuccessful in producing viable material.

“Had he have been able to actually grow the cannabis plants to a point where he could get flowering to occur and buds to develop then he would have not have had 54 plants—he wouldn’t have had ten mature plants,” said Venning. “It is slightly ironic that he is a trained horticulturist, but actually failed to obtain usable material from the cultivation of cannabis.”

On Monday, Giumelli pleaded guilty to possession and intent to supply and received a 12-month suspended jail sentence during which he will be subject to supervision and other program requirements.

 

[Baron23]

'States that legalize recreational cannabis see an immediate bump in home values following legalization,' says Real Estate Report

Real estate prices are climbing in cities with legal access to recreational cannabis. writes Calvin Hughes.

That's the key finding of a recent study from Clever Real Estate, which analyzed market data from 2014 to 2019 and found that the value of homes in cities with legal cannabis dispensaries increased $22,888 more than homes in places where the drug continues to be prohibited. And it appears that cities don't actually have to open dispensaries in order to benefit from this boon.

"States that legalize recreational cannabis see an immediate bump in home values following legalization, even without retail dispensaries opening up," the study claimed.

The highest increases in property value occurred in states where recreational cannabis has been legal the longest. Homes in Colorado and Washington state have seen the largest boosts in value. But some cities are reaping more benefits than others.

"Since Denver retail dispensaries opened their doors on January 1, 2014, residential property values have increased 67.8 percent, the most significant growth in over two decades," the study noted.

But legalizing medical marijuana doesn't seem to have effect on property value, said the study's authors. home value, according to the study's authors.

"For cities where only medicinal marijuana is legal, home values increased at a comparable rate to cities where marijuana is illegal; a statistically significant increase in home values could not be attributed to medicinal marijuana legalization."

The study is good news for folks who just so happened to be living in neighborhoods that are now home to recreational cannabis dispensaries. However, people looking to move to cities with developed cannabis market should expect to pay a little more than they might have a few years ago.

 

[Baron23]

Police ‘Arrest’ Drug Dealers’ Lookout Parrot
The parrot is reportedly refusing to cooperate with the police.

Police in Brazil have taken a parrot into custody following a raid to arrest crack dealers, according to media reports. Police in the village of
Vila Irmã Dulcein the northern part of the country reported that the parrot tipped off dealers by shouting “Mum, the police!” as officers approached.

“He must have been trained for this,” said a police officer who participated in the raid in the capital of Piauí state. “As soon as the police got close he started shouting.”

Arrested Parrot No Stool Pigeon
A Brazilian reporter who observed the parrot after it was confiscated said that the animal was “super obedient,” although it was apparently refusing to talk to police.

“So far it hasn’t made a sound … completely silent,” the reporter said.

A local veterinarian agreed that the bird was no stool pigeon.

“Lots of police officers have come by and he’s said nothing,” said Alexandre Clark.

Jailbreak Planned for Bird Behind Bars
Globo, a Brazilian broadcaster, reported that the “papagaio do tráfico” (drug trafficking parrot) had been turned over to a local zoo and would be released in the wild after spending three months learning how to fly.

Brazilian drug dealers have enlisted animal accomplices in the past, according to The Guardian. In 2008, after a raid at a favela in western Rio de Janeiro police seized two small alligators that local gangsters had purportedly fed their rivals to. But the father of one of the arrested criminals said the rumor wasn’t true. In fact, he said, the alligators had refused to eat a corpse that the gang had given to them.

 

[Baron23]

PayPal...really.....eh, who knew? haha

PayPal starts lobbying for the legalization of marijuana in the US

As the cannabis industry keeps being neglected in mainstream banking systems, PayPal has become one of the 20 groups registered to lobby on the SAFE Banking Act.

There’s been a lot of talk about the SAFE Banking Act recently, which is usually a good sign that a bill might become an actual law.

Now, the SAFE Banking Act isn’t really a legalization bill per se, but it does make it legal for big banks to do business with existing cannabis companies. That’s basically a step away from legalization – making the groundwork for upcoming laws.

If the act is passed, it will protect banks working with cannabis companies from federal prosecution and allow companies to raise credit, open accounts, and much more.

Big implications
When the news of PayPal supporting the SAFE Banking Act hit the streets, nobody was happier than people holding cannabis stocks.

In fact, this is just another brick on the wall of cannabis legalization.

Just a few days ago we had the pleasure to report that Canada’s biggest cannabis producer, Canopy Growth, announced they will be acquiring one of America’s biggest cannabis retailers for over $3 billion USD.

The sole fact that a company as large as PayPal has decided to get in on the lobbying action implies that the market as a whole is much closer to turning legal.

This isn’t to say that the United States Congress will pass laws legalizing recreational cannabis use in this term. Far from it.

Gradual legalization
It’s highly unlikely that the federal government will legalize recreational cannabis soon. It probably won’t even happen the first time a serious legalization bill finds its way to the floors of Congress.

In fact, federal legalization of recreational cannabis use might never happen in the US because it’s such a big market. Think about it, it’s almost as big, if not bigger, than the liquor market, and in some places the tobacco market as well.

What’s likely to happen is liberal cannabis laws being gradually passed over the next 2-4 years.

The first thing to come after all these banking laws will be federal decriminalization, and the medical legalization will follow maybe a year later.

This will allow big companies to produce, process and sell cannabis to the public, but the smaller players will be left out of the federal plan — just like in Canada at the beginning.

Things won’t be pretty. In fact, they may be uglier in the first years than they ever were in Canada or any state that has already legalized cannabis. But, the federal government is known to be messy, so we’ll just have to adapt.

 

[ClearBlueLou]

With cannabis still scheduled (at *any* level), and specific cannabis interdiction law still in the US Code, and the US still party to treaties that ‘forbid’ legalization and / or decriminalization efforts (never mind that the US drafted those treaties and bribed & bullied the world into signing them), I very much fear that all legalization efforts in the states will be harsh, draconian, and corrupt, bringing career criminals and megacorps into collusion to in essence defraud the people of the nation of any actual rights to the plant and its production and use.

The current scandal Phylos finds themselves in, as well as the Canopy Partners “deal” are exactly the worst sort of thing we as users and lover of the plant will have to deal with, and as “legal” entanglements and crony dealings proliferate through the states, it will only get worse. Bad laws and bad precedents...none of this should ever have happened

 

[Baron23]

This goes under the heading of Disgusting Cannabis News....shit, fucking paywall from Barron's....

He Was a Decorated Army Veteran. He Took a Marijuana Job. Now He Can’t Get His Pension.

 

[Baron23]

President Donald Trump signed it (sic Farm Bill containing provisions to legalize hemp) into law in December.

In Idaho, however, hemp is still considered to be illegal, regardless of whether it has a low THC concentration. Any person possessing hemp faces the same punishment as a person possessing marijuana, despite the fact that local grocery stores sell products containing hemp oil.​

Supremacy clause, anyone???

The test results are in. Here’s what was in that semi-truck full of a green, leafy substance

A federal judge on Friday approved the release of test results on 7,000 pounds of a green, leafy substance seized by Idaho State Police in January.

At the time, ISP called the seizure a marijuana bust — perhaps the largest in agency history. The company that owned the crop claimed it was hemp. Test results found that it is indeed industrial hemp.

Big Sky Scientific, the company that owns the hemp, sued Idaho State Police asking for the release of its industrial hemp and its truck. On Feb. 19, U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Ronald Bush denied the release of the hemp, but on Friday determined that the testing results would be made public record.

The 2018 Farm Bill made the growth and sale of industrial hemp legal across the country, as long as it has a THC concentration of less than .3 percent. THC is the psychoactive component in some forms of cannabis that creates a high for the user.

President Donald Trump signed it into law in December.

In Idaho, however, hemp is still considered to be illegal, regardless of whether it has a low THC concentration. Any person possessing hemp faces the same punishment as a person possessing marijuana, despite the fact that local grocery stores sell products containing hemp oil.

“We are happy that the 9th Circuit has agreed with Big Sky that Idaho taxpayers and the general public deserve to know that Idaho’s own tests performed in a Kentucky lab showed that what we were hauling was in fact hemp and not marijuana,” said Big Sky Scientific CEO Ryan Shore in a news release on Tuesday. “All of our tests showed our shipment was hemp, and every test that Idaho conducted showed that our hemp was significantly below the 0.03% THC limit for industrial hemp.”

Despite having tests that show the shipment was hemp, not marijuana, Idaho has not released the shipment to Big Sky.

The Ada County Prosecutor’s Office did charge the driver of the semi-truck, Denis V. Palamarchuk, 36, who works for VIP Transporter in Portland, with felony drug trafficking-marijuana. That’s a crime that carries a mandatory five-year minimum prison sentence if convicted.

Palamarchuk is out on bond and pleaded not guilty to the charge in April.

“The semi-truck he was driving remains impounded and Idaho has asked a state judge to let it sell the truck and trailer and to destroy Big Sky’s crop,” according to a news release from Big Sky.

“It is unfortunate that at the same time Idaho knew the truth about the material Big Sky was transporting and was petitioning the federal court to keep these test results sealed, the state continued to portray our driver as a marijuana trafficker in the press,” Shore said in the news release.

Big Sky has reported that Palamarchuk was shipping the hemp to Colorado after Big Sky purchased it from a hemp farmer who was licensed by the Oregon Department of Agriculture. It was seized on Interstate 84 after the driver voluntarily stopped at a weigh station.

 

[Baron23]

Oh, for heaven's sake. sigh

Half-baked? Oreo-maker Mondelez is considering adding CBD to its cookies and snacks
Mondelez could add CBD-infused snacks to its product line, which includes Chips Ahoy cookies, Cadbury chocolate, and Nutter Butter cookies.

Cannabis aficionados everywhere may finally get their wish as Oreo-maker Mondelez eyes adding CBD-infused snacks to its product line, which includes Chips Ahoy cookies, Cadbury chocolate, Nilla Wafers and Nutter Butter cookies.

“Yes, we’re getting ready, but we obviously want to stay within what is legal and play it the right way,” CEO Dirk Van de Put told CNBC on Wednesday.

Although he dashed hopes that consumers would get CBD-infused Oreos, saying that the non-psychoactive compound in cannabis might not be a fit for the company’s family brands, the company could add the ingredient to other products or even create new product lines.

A number of start-ups have already started selling CBD-infused food and drinks, but larger companies such as Mondelez and Coca-Cola are still sitting on the sidelines while federal health officials weigh new rules regulating the industry. Van de Put predicted the ingredient will hit the mainstream food market in the “not-so-far future.”

In December, President Donald Trump legalized most products containing CBD when he signed the farm bill into law. Since then, retailers such as Walgreens and CVS have started selling a limited number of CBD products such as lotions and creams. However, the Food and Drug Administration prohibits adding the compound to food or beverages. In response to pressure from Congress, the regulator has set its first date for public hearings on the matter for next month.

“The space is not clear,” Van de Put said. “It’s a bit clearer in non-food products. In food products, I’m hoping that the FDA will bring some clarity in the coming months.”

Professional chefs have named CBD- and cannabis-infused food as the top food trend of 2019. CBD in particular has been gaining buzz for health benefits, such as easing pain and managing anxiety. Little scientific research has been done to support those claims. Mondelez is also looking into those claims, Van de Put said.

 

[Bcbud]

Man these morons are so blinded by the almighty buck that they haven’t quite figured out that people who view CBD as a viable supplement are not going to dose themselves with cookies and pop.

 

[Baron23]

While cannabis has made me a bit stupid at times, it has never rendered me a complete and utter moron. Wow...LOL


Florida Man Arrested After Inviting Police Officer to Smoke a Bowl With Him
Florida man Arthur Carracino just wanted officers to smoke a bowl of his proudly homegrown weed.


Another Florida man is under arrest after being too welcoming and inviting toward the police. Bunnell, Florida resident Arthur Carracino just really wanted a pair of Flagler County Sheriff’s deputies to check out his home-grown cannabis plant and smoke a bowl with him. In a body-camera video captured in the wee hours of the morning, Carracino attempts to get the on-duty officer to join him for a puff. And almost reluctantly, that officer ended up arresting Carracino for growing cannabis, which is against the law in Florida.

“You Gotta Smoke a Bowl with Me Please”
There’s a very lonely, almost plaintive tone in the way Florida man Arthur Carracino invites a police officer to smoke a bowl with him. “You gotta smoke a bowl with me please,” emphasis on the “please.”

Sometimes, you just want to be social. Sometimes, you just want someone to pass the bowl to. Even if they’re a cop—if you’re a Florida man. “I know, you’re on duty,” Carracino said to the incredulous officer, as he nevertheless heads off into the darkness to get his pipe.

The rural town of Bunnell sits on the east coast of Florida, about midway between St. Augustine and Daytona Beach. There’s not too much for Flagler County police to do. Residents like Carracino seem like they could use some company, as well.


So when officers pulled up alongside Carracino’s residence responding to a completely different incident, this Florida man decided to do the neighborly thing. According to the deputy’s report, Carracino was smoking weed when they arrived.

Florida Man Requests Starbucks During Late-Night Arrest
The ensuing body-cam footage is heartwarming and ridiculous. It’s the middle of the night, and the chirping crickets almost drown out the voices. But there’s Carracino, scantily clad in a blue speedo and an unbuttoned button-up shirt, rocking a large silver pendant that reflects the beam of an officer’s flashlight.

Since Carracino is smoking a joint, the deputy asks him for his medical cannabis card. Medical use is legal for authorized patients with qualifying conditions in Florida. Carracino responds that “Oh. Yeah. Yeah I do. I’m working on it.”

There’s some laughter at the contradictory response, at which point Carracino just says, “Come on guys, let’s talk.”

But the officers are more interested in the two-foot tall cannabis plant—just one—in Carracino’s yard. “Is that your plant?” they ask. Carricino proudly answers in the affirmative, and the officers ask if he uses Miracle-Gro or just water.

That’s when Florida man officers some sage growing advice. “I thought it was gonna be easy going out to California and learning how to grow pot. The indica strain, the sativa strain and oh boy, you’re looking right at the smallest crystals.”

Just before falling entirely into revery on his plant, the Florida man invites one of the officers to smoke a bowl with him.

The body-cam cuts out for a moment, and picks up with Carracino in the back of the squad car. Police ask him if he knows what’s going on. Carracino says of course, “it’s two o’clock in the [expletive] morning.” The officers point out that its actually a quarter of three in the morning. And it doesn’t look like Carracino is going to be getting much sleep. So he asks for a pick-me-up.

“Okay, I need a cup of Starbucks. Anywhere local we can get one,” Carracino asks, perhaps hoping the deputies would return kindness with kindness.

Unfortunately, the officers say no to this request as well. But they do tell Carracino that he’s under arrest. “For?” Carracino asks. “For growing marijuana,” the officer replies.

“Oh yeah,” Carracino says.

 

[ataxian]

While cannabis has made me a bit stupid at times, it has never rendered me a completely and utter moron. Wow...LOL


Florida Man Arrested After Inviting Police Officer to Smoke a Bowl With Him
Florida man Arthur Carracino just wanted officers to smoke a bowl of his proudly homegrown weed.


Another Florida man is under arrest after being too welcoming and inviting toward the police. Bunnell, Florida resident Arthur Carracino just really wanted a pair of Flagler County Sheriff’s deputies to check out his home-grown cannabis plant and smoke a bowl with him. In a body-camera video captured in the wee hours of the morning, Carracino attempts to get the on-duty officer to join him for a puff. And almost reluctantly, that officer ended up arresting Carracino for growing cannabis, which is against the law in Florida.

“You Gotta Smoke a Bowl with Me Please”
There’s a very lonely, almost plaintive tone in the way Florida man Arthur Carracino invites a police officer to smoke a bowl with him. “You gotta smoke a bowl with me please,” emphasis on the “please.”

Sometimes, you just want to be social. Sometimes, you just want someone to pass the bowl to. Even if they’re a cop—if you’re a Florida man. “I know, you’re on duty,” Carracino said to the incredulous officer, as he nevertheless heads off into the darkness to get his pipe.

The rural town of Bunnell sits on the east coast of Florida, about midway between St. Augustine and Daytona Beach. There’s not too much for Flagler County police to do. Residents like Carracino seem like they could use some company, as well.


So when officers pulled up alongside Carracino’s residence responding to a completely different incident, this Florida man decided to do the neighborly thing. According to the deputy’s report, Carracino was smoking weed when they arrived.

Florida Man Requests Starbucks During Late-Night Arrest
The ensuing body-cam footage is heartwarming and ridiculous. It’s the middle of the night, and the chirping crickets almost drown out the voices. But there’s Carracino, scantily clad in a blue speedo and an unbuttoned button-up shirt, rocking a large silver pendant that reflects the beam of an officer’s flashlight.

Since Carracino is smoking a joint, the deputy asks him for his medical cannabis card. Medical use is legal for authorized patients with qualifying conditions in Florida. Carracino responds that “Oh. Yeah. Yeah I do. I’m working on it.”

There’s some laughter at the contradictory response, at which point Carracino just says, “Come on guys, let’s talk.”

But the officers are more interested in the two-foot tall cannabis plant—just one—in Carracino’s yard. “Is that your plant?” they ask. Carricino proudly answers in the affirmative, and the officers ask if he uses Miracle-Gro or just water.

That’s when Florida man officers some sage growing advice. “I thought it was gonna be easy going out to California and learning how to grow pot. The indica strain, the sativa strain and oh boy, you’re looking right at the smallest crystals.”

Just before falling entirely into revery on his plant, the Florida man invites one of the officers to smoke a bowl with him.

The body-cam cuts out for a moment, and picks up with Carracino in the back of the squad car. Police ask him if he knows what’s going on. Carracino says of course, “it’s two o’clock in the [expletive] morning.” The officers point out that its actually a quarter of three in the morning. And it doesn’t look like Carracino is going to be getting much sleep. So he asks for a pick-me-up.

“Okay, I need a cup of Starbucks. Anywhere local we can get one,” Carracino asks, perhaps hoping the deputies would return kindness with kindness.

Unfortunately, the officers say no to this request as well. But they do tell Carracino that he’s under arrest. “For?” Carracino asks. “For growing marijuana,” the officer replies.

“Oh yeah,” Carracino says.

Nice story!

 

[Baron23]

Further to this post:


Idaho Lawmakers: Don't Prosecute Hemp Drivers

State lawmakers and activists are urging prosecutors to drop drug dealing charges against three men who were arrested for trucking large amounts of what they said was hemp.

Reps. Dorothy Moon (R-Stanley), Tammy Nichols (R-Middleton) and Ilana Rubel (D-Boise) delivered 13,000 petition signatures to Ada County Prosecutor Jan Bennetts Tuesday afternoon as part of the effort.

Rubel, who’s a lawyer, called it a “rare scenario” that such pressure is called for when it comes to a legal decision.

“I think this really does cross the line into such an extreme injustice that it really calls for a large-scale attempt to influence the system. Injustices happen and the public has to speak up – that’s how Nelson Mandela got sprung from prison,” she said.

“These are humans’ lives we’re dealing with,” Moon added.

Because hemp has very low amounts of THC, the drug in marijuana that gets a person high, it’s still considered illegal in Idaho.

“[Hemp] has nothing to do with getting high,” Nichols said.

Two of the men, Erich Eisenhart and Andrew D’Addario, were arrested last year for hauling what they say was hemp.

They had faced felony drug trafficking charges, but both men eventually pleaded guilty to a lesser felony charge and will be sentenced in June.

The other man, Denis Palamarchuk, says he was hauling more than 6,700 pounds of industrial hemp in January when he was arrested at a commercial hauler check point east of Boise. He’s pleaded not guilty to felony drug trafficking and has a trial scheduled for October.

Earlier this year, multiple attempts to try to legalize hemp here failed at the state legislature after lobbyists for law enforcement and prosecuting attorneys wanted to keep the plant on the controlled substances list.

That leaves Idaho as one of a just a handful of states where transporting hemp – let alone growing it – remains forbidden.

Nichols called it a “very viable product” that Moon promised Idaho farmers will be growing next year, despite the political stalemate.

“It just needs to get to the governor’s desk,” Moon said. “Let them own it. Let them veto it or let him sign it on.

 

[momofthegoons]

I dunno.... maybe no one else thinks this is weird but... Is this another ploy to remove cannabis plants themselves or just some Idaho potato weirdness?

Idaho Scientists Develop First CBD Infused Potato

The Idaho based J.R. Simplot Company has announced the successful production of the first ever CBD Potato.

Cannabidiol, the chemical most commonly extracted from Hemp and Marijuana, has now been produced inside of a potato.


The substance, known to alleviate symptoms of anxiety, movement disorders, and pain, has the potential to revolutionize the potato industry.


“This is truly groundbreaking,” said Carl Burbank, Head Scientist of Research at Simplot. “These potatoes are generally easy to grow, they’re quick to mature, and they taste great.”


The potato, developed under the once-secret project Chemically Balanced Dog "CBD," could face legal roadblocks. Traces of THC, the psychoactive substance in Marijuana that produces a high, has been found in the potato.


This may be why it has been named the ‘Mary Jane’ potato.


“We’ve been working ‘round the clock here to get the THC levels below .3 percent,” Burbank said. “Which is the legal maximum allowed in Idaho.”


Under Idaho law any plant containing more than .3 percent THC is illegal.


“It’s taken a lot of persuading to get this project off the ground,” Burbank continued. “When we realized our potatoes were getting our test takers high, we decided to move our operations to Oregon.”


Simplot scientists have been commuting to an undisclosed location in Oregon to continue their research. Burbank has high hopes for the potato plant.


"...potatoes may be able to outproduce Marijuana..."

“Pound for pound, our potatoes may be able to outproduce Marijuana as the largest source of both CBD and THC. If we can get Idaho to legalize, then maybe we can bring our research back to the potato state.”


Simplot hasn’t been shy about the products potential applications. From CBD infused french-fries, mashed potatoes, and hashbrowns, the Mary Jane potato could be consumed with every meal.


Local Boise Chef Marla Pound said she was excited to incorporate the potato into her menu.


“I absolutely love the idea of the Mary Jane potato,” Pound said, during an interview on restaurant row in downtown Boise. “Image having your customers leave your restaurant relaxed and happy. You could give them terrible service, but they’d be so relaxed that the wouldn’t care. Image what that will do for your Yelp reviews?”


Although the Mary Jane potato originated in the potato state, Idaho may be one of the last places where it comes to market. Governor Brad Little and the State Legislature have repeatedly stated that Marijuana and any THC products will remain illegal, even for medicinal use.


“For now, our target market won’t be Idaho,” Burbank said. “But someday, we hope that’ll change.”

 

[Madri-Gal]

I dunno.... maybe no one else thinks this is weird but... Is this another ploy to remove cannabis plants themselves or just some Idaho potato weirdness?

Idaho Scientists Develop First CBD Infused Potato

The Idaho based J.R. Simplot Company has announced the successful production of the first ever CBD Potato.

Cannabidiol, the chemical most commonly extracted from Hemp and Marijuana, has now been produced inside of a potato.


The substance, known to alleviate symptoms of anxiety, movement disorders, and pain, has the potential to revolutionize the potato industry.


“This is truly groundbreaking,” said Carl Burbank, Head Scientist of Research at Simplot. “These potatoes are generally easy to grow, they’re quick to mature, and they taste great.”


The potato, developed under the once-secret project Chemically Balanced Dog "CBD," could face legal roadblocks. Traces of THC, the psychoactive substance in Marijuana that produces a high, has been found in the potato.


This may be why it has been named the ‘Mary Jane’ potato.


“We’ve been working ‘round the clock here to get the THC levels below .3 percent,” Burbank said. “Which is the legal maximum allowed in Idaho.”


Under Idaho law any plant containing more than .3 percent THC is illegal.


“It’s taken a lot of persuading to get this project off the ground,” Burbank continued. “When we realized our potatoes were getting our test takers high, we decided to move our operations to Oregon.”


Simplot scientists have been commuting to an undisclosed location in Oregon to continue their research. Burbank has high hopes for the potato plant.


"...potatoes may be able to outproduce Marijuana..."

“Pound for pound, our potatoes may be able to outproduce Marijuana as the largest source of both CBD and THC. If we can get Idaho to legalize, then maybe we can bring our research back to the potato state.”


Simplot hasn’t been shy about the products potential applications. From CBD infused french-fries, mashed potatoes, and hashbrowns, the Mary Jane potato could be consumed with every meal.


Local Boise Chef Marla Pound said she was excited to incorporate the potato into her menu.


“I absolutely love the idea of the Mary Jane potato,” Pound said, during an interview on restaurant row in downtown Boise. “Image having your customers leave your restaurant relaxed and happy. You could give them terrible service, but they’d be so relaxed that the wouldn’t care. Image what that will do for your Yelp reviews?”


Although the Mary Jane potato originated in the potato state, Idaho may be one of the last places where it comes to market. Governor Brad Little and the State Legislature have repeatedly stated that Marijuana and any THC products will remain illegal, even for medicinal use.


“For now, our target market won’t be Idaho,” Burbank said. “But someday, we hope that’ll change.”

Seems like a lot of trouble when there are already perfectly wonderful plants that make CBD.

 

[momofthegoons]

Seems like a lot of trouble when there are already perfectly wonderful plants that make CBD.

That was my thought as well. Why? Why recreate the wheel?

 

[Madri-Gal]

That was my thought as well. Why? Why recreate the wheel?

People get all kinds of crazy when there is money to be made. You can bet this won't be a cheap potato, and it won't be something you can grow in your garden. The company won't have to do anything to push for the legalization of marijuana, and could possibly benefit from it remaining illegal, as long as CBD potatoes could be put forward as an alternative to the demon weed. It's not the CBD that's bad, it's the plant. You can have CBD from our nice, patented potato, and no one needs cannabis after all. Isn't that nice?
What has Simplot done for the legalization of marijuana, ever?
I think it's funny the scientist is named Burbank ( see Burbank potato).
A new twist on "Would you like fries with that?".
I think it's awful the chef thinks it would be great you could give poor service, but still have happy customers. Much easier to serve potatoes than learn to be a great chef in a well run restaurant, I guess. Let's hope the no one orders the rissoto.

 

[Squiby]

Why recreate the wheel

Or recreate a potato?

"Would you like fries with that?".

"Would you like to get fried with that?"

 

[Madri-Gal]

Or recreate a potato?



"Would you like to get fried with that?"

@Squiby . Nailed it.

 

[felvapes]

Sounds like a weird idea to have done at all

Only actual benefit I could think is that potatoes are easy to grow and produce massive yeilds

But as stated above it most likely would never be available for public to grow at home

Other than that I'm good with the og thanks

 

[Killick]

"Infuse everything for profit" As long as patients don't loose sight of the fact that better meds are made at home. I just had some 'infused yogurt', made by adding diced apples, to yogurt and then adding 200 ml CBD and 100 ml THC infused oils to it. I'm a happy potato...