cannabis is not a GMO anyhow since it is not a cash crop. no company can even attempt to sell GMO weed seeds in america save by the underground, and DJ Short and the Amsterdam Weed Breeder Collectives arent Monsanto.
weed is Kinda-Sorta-Not-Quite-Banned based on the entire species, not individual cultivars or varieties. i couldnt legally grow GM weed any more than i could grow cocaine, not even if i planted the new variety "La Millionaira"
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.11/columbia.html?pg=1&topic=columbia&topic_set=
(read this shit. it's fascinating, apparently Columbian Coca Growers have created their own Roundup Ready coca plant)
That's pretty crazy shit re: the coco plant! Monsanto isn't who I'm worried about in the big picture, am more worried about those already in the Pharma market like Bayer, or chem-based like Dupont... with some of their tests going back to the early 90's.. the chart below is pretty self-explanatory as to why I may be a bit worried.
[TABLE="align: center"]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"] Alfalfa
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Monsanto [/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Resist glyphosate herbicide to control weeds [/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Bacteria, virus [/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Roundup Ready
2005 [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"] Canola
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Bayer [/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Resist glufosinate herbicide to control weeds [/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Bacteria, virus [/TD]
[TD="align: center"]LibertyLink 2000 [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"] Canola
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Monsanto [/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Resist glyphosate herbicide to control weeds [/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Arabidopsis, bacteria, virus [/TD]
[TD="align: center"] Roundup Ready
1999
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: ="12%", align: center"]Canola[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Monsanto[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Altered oil (high lauric acid) for soap and food products[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Calif bay, turnip rape, bacteria, virus[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Laurical
1995[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Canola[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Bayer[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Male sterile to facilitate hybridization; resist glufosinate herbicide to control weeds[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Bacteria[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]SeedLink
2000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: ="12%", align: center"]Chicory (radicchio)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Bejo Zaden[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Male sterile to facilitate hybridization[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Bacteria[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]SeedLink
1997[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: ="12%", align: center"]Corn[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Bayer[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Resist glufosinate herbicide to control weeds/male sterile to facilitate hybridization[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Bacteria, virus[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]SeedLink
Date unknown[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: ="12%", align: center"]Corn[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Bayer[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Resist glufosinate herbicide to control weeds[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Bacteria, virus[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]LibertyLink
Date unknown[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Corn[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Bayer[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Resist glufosinate herbicide to control weeds/Bt toxin to control insect pests (European corn borer)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Bacteria, virus[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]StarLink
1998 (approved only for animal feed)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: ="12%", align: center"]Corn
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Dow/Mycogen[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Bt toxin to control insect pests (European corn borer)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Corn, bacteria, virus[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]NatureGard
1995[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Corn
[/TD]
[TD]
Dow/Mycogen
[/TD]
[TD]
Bt toxin to control insect pests (corn rootworm)/Resist glufosinate herbicide
[/TD]
[TD]
Bacteria, virus
[/TD]
[TD]
Herculex Rootworm 2005
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Corn
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Dow/Mycogen
DuPont/Pioneer
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Resist glufosinate herbicide to control weeds/Bt toxin to control insect pests (Lepidopteran)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Corn, bacteria, virus[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Herculex I
2001[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Corn
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]DuPont/Pioneer [/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Male sterile to facilitate hybridization[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Potato, corn, bacteria, virus[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Name unknown
1998[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Corn
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Monsanto/
DeKalb[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Bt toxin to control insect pests (European corn borer)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Bacteria[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Bt-Xtra
1997[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Corn
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Monsanto/
DeKalb[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Resist glufosinate herbicide to control weeds[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Bacteria, virus[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Name, date unknown[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Corn
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Monsanto[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Bt toxin to control insect pests (European corn borer)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Bacteria[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]YieldGard
1996[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: ="12%", align: center"]Corn
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Monsanto[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Resist glyphosate herbicide to control weeds/Bt toxin to control insect pests (European corn borer)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Arabidopsis, bacteria, virus[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Name unknown
1998[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Corn
[/TD]
[TD]
Monsanto
[/TD]
[TD]
Resist glyphosate herbicide to control weeds/Bt toxin to control insect pests (corn rootworm)
[/TD]
[TD]
Bacteria
[/TD]
[TD]
Name unknown 2006
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: ="12%", align: center"]Corn
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Monsanto[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Resist glyphosate herbicide to control weeds[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Arabidopsis, bacteria, virus[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Roundup Ready
1998[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Corn
[/TD]
[TD]
Renessen (Monsanto and Cargill)
[/TD]
[TD]
Higher levels of lysine to enhance animal feed
[/TD]
[TD]
Bacteria
[/TD]
[TD]
Mavera High Value Corn with Lysine
2006
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: ="12%", align: center"]
Corn
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Syngenta[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Bt toxin to control insect pests (European corn borer)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Bacteria[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Bt11
1996[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: ="12%", align: center"]Corn
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Syngenta[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Bt toxin to control insect pests (European corn borer)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Corn, bacteria, virus[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Knock Out
1995[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Corn
[/TD]
[TD]
Syngenta
[/TD]
[TD]
Bt toxin to control insect pests (corn rootworm)
[/TD]
[TD]
Bacteria
[/TD]
[TD]
Name unknown 2007
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: ="12%", align: center"]Corn (pop)
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Syngenta[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Bt toxin to control insect pests (European corn borer)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Corn, bacteria, virus[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Knock Out
1998[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: ="12%", align: center"]Corn (sweet)
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Syngenta[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Bt toxin to control insect pests (European corn borer)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Bacteria[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Bt11
1998[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Cotton
[/TD]
[TD]
Bayer/Aventis
[/TD]
[TD]
Resist glufosinate herbicide to control weeds
[/TD]
[TD]
Virus
[/TD]
[TD]
Name unknown 2003
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: ="12%", align: center"]Cotton[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Monsanto/
Bayer[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Resist bromoxynil herbicide to control weeds/Bt toxin to control insect pests (cotton bollworms and tobacco budworm)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Bacteria[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Name unknown
1998[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Cotton[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Monsanto/
Bayer[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Resist bromoxynil herbicide to control weeds[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Bacteria, virus[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]BXN Cotton
1995[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: ="12%", align: center"]Cotton[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Monsanto[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Bt toxin to control insect pests (cotton bollworms and tobacco budworm)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Bacteria[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Bollgard
1995[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: ="12%", align: center"]Cotton[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Monsanto[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Resist glyphosate herbicide to control weeds[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Arabidopsis, bacteria, virus[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Roundup Ready
1996[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Cotton
[/TD]
[TD]
Mycogen/Dow
[/TD]
[TD]
Bt toxin to control insect pests/Resist glufosinate herbicide to control weeds
[/TD]
[TD]
Bacteria, virus
[/TD]
[TD]
Bollgard II 2002
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Cotton
[/TD]
[TD]
Mycogen/Dow
[/TD]
[TD]
Bt toxin to control insect pests/Resist glufosinate herbicide to control weeds
[/TD]
[TD]
Bacteria, virus
[/TD]
[TD]
HerculexT I 2001
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: ="12%", align: center"]Flax[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Univ Saskatchewan[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Resist sulfonylurea herbicide to grow in soils with herbicide residues[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Arabidopsis, bacteria[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]CDC Triffid
1999[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: ="12%", align: center"]Papaya[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Cornell Univ/
Univ Hawaii[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Resist papaya ringspot virus[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Bacteria, virus[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Sunup, Rainbow
1997[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: ="12%", align: center"]Potato[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Monsanto[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Bt toxin to control insect pests (Colorado potato beetle)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Bacteria[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]NewLeaf
1995[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: ="12%", align: center"]Potato
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Monsanto[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Bt toxin to control insect pests (Colorado potato beetle)/resist potato virus Y[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Bacteria, virus[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]NewLeaf Y
1999[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: ="12%", align: center"]Potato
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Monsanto[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Bt toxin to control insect pests (Colorado potato beetle)/resist potato leafroll virus[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Bacteria, virus[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] NewLeaf Plus
1998
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Rice
[/TD]
[TD]
Bayer
[/TD]
[TD]
Resist glufosinate herbicide to control weeds
[/TD]
[TD]
Bacteria, virus
[/TD]
[TD]
LibertyLink
2004
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"] Soybean
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Bayer[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Resist glufosinate herbicide to control weeds[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Bacteria, virus[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Name unknown
1998[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: ="12%", align: center"]Soybean
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]DuPont[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Altered oil (high oleic acid) to increase stability, reduce polyunsaturated fatty acids[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Soybean, bean, bacteria, virus[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Name unknown
1997[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: ="12%", align: center"]Soybean
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Monsanto[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Resist glyphosate herbicide to control weeds[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Petunia, soybean, bacteria, virus[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Roundup Ready
1995[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: ="12%", align: center"]Squash
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Seminis
Vegetable Seed[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Resist watermelon mosaic 2 and zucchini yellow mosaic viruses[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Bacteria, virus[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Freedom II
1995[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: ="12%", align: center"]Squash
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Seminis
Vegetable Seed[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Resist watermelon mosaic 2, zucchini yellow mosaic, cucumber mosaic viruses[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Bacteria, virus[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Name unknown
1997[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Sugarbeet
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Bayer[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Resist glufosinate herbicide to control weeds[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Bacteria, virus[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Name unknown
2000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: ="12%", align: center"]Sugarbeet
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Monsanto/
Syngenta[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Resist glyphosate herbicide to control weeds[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Bacteria, virus[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Name unknown
1999[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Tomato (cherry)
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Agritope[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Altered ripening to enhance fresh market value[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Bacteria[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Name unknown
1996[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: ="12%", align: center"]Tomato
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]DNA Plant Technology[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Altered ripening to enhance fresh market value[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Tomato, bacteria, virus[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Endless Summer
1995[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Tomato
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Monsanto/
Calgene[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Altered ripening to enhance fresh market value[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Tomato, bacteria, virus[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]FlavrSavr
1994[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: ="12%", align: center"]Tomato
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Monsanto[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Altered ripening to enhance fresh market value[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Bacteria[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Name unknown
1995[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: ="12%", align: center"]Tomato
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Zeneca/
PetoSeed[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Thicker skin and altered pectin to enhance processing value[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Tomato, bacteria, virus[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Name unknown
1995[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]