i'ed pretty much smoke any weed that'ed get me high
i realy do understand everything your saying here, and the mad scinetist in me would teeter on the idea but my inner hippie (and he will always win) is sayin , in all honesty, if it aint broke then dont fix it. even as out of the way growers, we mess with mother nature enough and so far i think we are llucky that thigns havent gotten too crazy or out of hand, but i think , mainly for MJ, genetic tampering out side of teh crossbreeding parameters is a bit much.Δ9-THC said:NG & Fallen Buddah: In a sense you're right, but I'm not sure if a hybrid plant classifies as a GMO. Generally when I think of GMO I think of gene insertion, or enhanced gene expression... basically.. something made in a laboratory under non-natural circumstances (i.e. not from breeding of haploid cells).
The End is Near: Yes, I completely agree there is an ethical debate over GMO's. I don't mean to open a can of worms, but I think it's good to go against US business practices which you don't support. However, if a marijuana hybrid was produced that was advantageous over hybrids that have been produced, and was the same $12 for a clone, would you buy it? Say it produced more THC, grew faster, and didn't produce as many compounds which become carcinogenic upon smoking.
I'm mereley proposing the idea not as a political question, but as a preference question for regular marijuana users. I suppose most medical users would rather take a couple hits of extremely potent herb than toke it all day long compromising their lungs. In reality, there will not be a bio-tech company producing a GMO marijuana plant and reaping the rewards of a helpless medical community, the laws absolutely will not allow this. HOWEVER, there are certain well seasoned growers amongst us that undoubtedly have the knowhow and capability to produce such a plant.