Akornpatch
Well-Known Member
Now this is total bullshit. They will try to do this with hemp and MJ seeds if and when they are legal to grow. SO hold tight to your genetics and make sure you grow out some seed crops. It's worth it to have some seeded bud one crop a year in my opinion. If they ever get patents on "Acapulco Gold" for instance, if you grow some then cross it with another(or it's self), they can come after you. That SUCKS.
Terminator seeds.
"Terminators, or GURTS (Genetic use REstriction Technologies), are a class of genetic engineering technologies which allow companies to introduce seeds whose sterile offspring cannot reproduce, preventing farmers from re-planting seeds from their harvest. The seeds could also be used to introduce specific traits which would only be triggered by the application of porprietary chemicals by the same companies. (Source: Ban Terminator, Canada)
In a major victory for activists and protestors around the world, Monsanto, a major investor in the Terminator technology has decidded not to market it; however, it'll still look into sterility research, which could mean that Monsanto's announcement is just a public relations exercise and they're waiting until current attention on the negativity surrounding Terminator technology has reduced.
However, even without Terminator technology, under patent laws of the US and Canada, and a number of other industrialized nations, it's illegal for farmers to re-use patented seeds or grow Monsanto's GM seed without signing a licensing agreement; hence, the underlying motives behind Terminator technologies are still acheived while being stacked against the farmer. In a prominent case, a Canadian farmer was found guilty of growing patented seeds, even though he didn't know it. The pollen from the patented canola seed from a nearby farm had pollinated with his and he ended up having to pay Monsanto for licensing and profit.
More info: www.banterminator.org
Terminator seeds.
"Terminators, or GURTS (Genetic use REstriction Technologies), are a class of genetic engineering technologies which allow companies to introduce seeds whose sterile offspring cannot reproduce, preventing farmers from re-planting seeds from their harvest. The seeds could also be used to introduce specific traits which would only be triggered by the application of porprietary chemicals by the same companies. (Source: Ban Terminator, Canada)
In a major victory for activists and protestors around the world, Monsanto, a major investor in the Terminator technology has decidded not to market it; however, it'll still look into sterility research, which could mean that Monsanto's announcement is just a public relations exercise and they're waiting until current attention on the negativity surrounding Terminator technology has reduced.
However, even without Terminator technology, under patent laws of the US and Canada, and a number of other industrialized nations, it's illegal for farmers to re-use patented seeds or grow Monsanto's GM seed without signing a licensing agreement; hence, the underlying motives behind Terminator technologies are still acheived while being stacked against the farmer. In a prominent case, a Canadian farmer was found guilty of growing patented seeds, even though he didn't know it. The pollen from the patented canola seed from a nearby farm had pollinated with his and he ended up having to pay Monsanto for licensing and profit.
More info: www.banterminator.org
