Monsanto And Bayer Are Maneuvering To Take Over The Cannabis Industry

Ron Strider

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It has been rumored for years that Monsanto plans to take over the cannabis industry with genetic engineering just as they've taken over the corn and soy industries.

Although they have always denied having any intentions to do so, at this point it is unlikely that anybody really believes them.

In contrast, many in the cannabis sphere are prepared to resist any kind of GMO takeover of marijuana by Monsanto or any of their cohorts.

Evidence is mounting, though, which points strongly to the notion that Monsanto does indeed plan to take control of the cannabis plant, and it doesn't look good for medical users, or anyone planning on getting into the industry.

You may remember hearing back in September that Bayer, the largest pharmaceutical company in the world, made a deal to buy out Monsanto for $66 billion.

Although Monsanto was voted the most evil company in the world in 2013 and its reputation has continued to fall since, Bayer still went ahead with the buyout.

A merger between these two companies is unsurprising, as though they both have long histories of involvement with Nazism and chemical weapons like agent orange which have devastated Vietnam since the war.

In fact, Bayer began as a break-off company of the infamous IG Farben, which produced the chemical weapons used on the Jews during the Nazi reign.

After the war, Farben was forced to break up into several companies, including BASF, Hoeschst, and Bayer.

Soon after at the Nuremberg trials, 24 Farben executives were sent to prison for crimes against humanity.

However, in a matter of just 7 years each of them was released and began filling high positions in each of the former Farben companies, and many of them began working for the Russian, British, and American governments through a joint intelligence venture called "Operation Paperclip".

"IG (Interessengemeinschaft) stands for "Association of Common Interests": The IG Farben cartel included BASF, Bayer, Hoechst, and other German chemical and pharmaceutical companies.

"As documents show, IG Farben was intimately involved with the human experimental atrocities committed by Mengele at Auschwitz. A German watchdog organization, the GBG Network, maintains copious documents and tracks Bayer Pharmaceutical activities." — Alliance for Human Research Protection

After all these years, Bayer is now richer and more powerful than their predecessor company I.G. Farben ever was.

Monsanto And Miracle-Gro Have Intimate Business Ties

According to Big Buds Magazine, Monsanto and Scotts Miracle-Gro have a "deep business partnership" and plan on taking over the cannabis industry.

Hawthorne, a front group for Scotts, has already purchased three of the major cannabis growing companies: General Hydroponics, Botanicare, and Gavita. Many other hydroponics companies have also reported attempted buyouts by Hawthorne.

"They want to bypass hydroponics retail stores...When we said we won't get in bed with them they said, 'Well, we could just buy your whole company like we did with Gavita and do whatever we want.'" — Hydroponics Lighting Representative

Jim Hagedorn, CEO of Scotts Miracle-Gro, has even said that he plans to "invest, like, half a billion in [taking over] the pot business... It is the biggest thing I've ever seen in lawn and garden."

He has also invested in companies such as Leaf, which grows cannabis in an electronically regulated indoor terrarium accessible via smartphone.

Bayer and Monsanto Trade Industry Secrets On Producing GMO Marijuana

It is logical that Bayer, being the parent company, would work together with Monsanto in order to share secrets which would advance mutual business.

Many people in the cannabis industry have been warning about this, including Michael Straumietis, founder and owner of Advanced Nutrients.

"Monsanto and Bayer share information about genetically modifying crops," Straumietis notes.

"Bayer partners with GW Pharmaceuticals, which grows its own proprietary marijuana genetics. It's logical to conclude that Monsanto and Bayer want to create GMO marijuana." — Michael Straumietis

Conclusion

It is possible that Bayer and Monsanto could create a monopoly on marijuana seeds in the same way that they have created a monopoly on corn and soy.

Through immense corporate power and the enforcement of international patent law, these corporations could place themselves in a position of total control over cannabis as a medicine as well as for recreational use by using the same model as they do with the food crops they control.

But not all hope is lost. There is still a chance to fight back against the Bayer-Monsanto monopoly by boycotting genetically engineered products, Miracle-Gro and other Scotts brand products, Bayer pharmaceuticals, and companies that do business with any of these.

You could even store seeds if you live in an area where it is legal and grow your own, while supporting hydroponics and nutrient companies that don't do business with these corporate behemoths.

"Corporations and people with hundreds of billions of dollars know marijuana is a miracle plant. They want to come in and steal our plants, seeds, and industry from us, [and] we must stop them." — Straumietis

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I disposed of my GH nutes around a year ago and i use AN products. And yes i plane to store some seeds long term.

I refuse to buy GH products and botanicare anymore... sucks because I actually liked both products too, but I will not support any Monsanto related product.

GMO weed is already happening too...
Four Arrested in Colorado for Sabotaging GMO Cannabis Crops

from Earth First! Newswire

AIPTEK

BASALT, CO—Four activists were apprehended in their Denver homes last night and charged with uprooting crops of genetically engineered cannabis during two late-night actions.

The crop destruction took place over the course of two separate nights in early January, when individuals pulled up 6,500 genetically engineered marijuana plants on a pair of privately-owned plots of land leased and managed by Syngenta.

The first act of what the FBI considers “economic sabotage and a violation of federal law involving damage to commercial agricultural enterprises” took place during the night of January 4, when about 1,000 weed plants on one property were uprooted. Three nights later, the destruction continued on another property, where another 5,500 pot plants were destroyed.





Most large scale corporate weed companies with public stock symbols are also representing the 1%'ers....

Prop 64 pretty much closed the curtain on anyone without millions to get into the california weed industry...

say goodby to the industry we have known and loved....

I wrote this back in Feb...
Scotts now owns:
Botanicare for $40M
General Hydropoinics for $135M
Owns 75% of Gavita through a subsidary company "Hawthorne Gardening Co" for $125M
Owns 80% of Aero Grow
Oso Technologies (soil meter company)
Blossom (smart watering controller)
Black Magic (developed by a scientist at GH)


Scotts isn't owned by Monsanto but has a long term exclusive marketing and branding agreement with Monsanto for Round up and Ortho products.

Bayer also has a marketing agreement with GW Pharmaceuticals who is the manufacture of Sativex and in trials with another cannabinoid based drug called Epidiolex.

When you look just at GWPH.. you will see investors like Bank of America, Fidelity, Prudential, Morgan Stanley, Blackrock, Duetsche Bank...

The big 1%'s are already investing..


Its sad to see but our industry is going corporate... GMO weed is already happening...... protect your genetics and seeds! Support small businesses and companies. These corporations can care less about marijuana, they just want the money.. .and when money becomes the main focus of anything, quality always goes down, immoral things happen, and pretty much never is a good scenario...
 
I agree, save your favorite genetics and think about doing 1 or 2 landrace/ heirloom/ pure strains for the future.

Pretty much why I have started working on making seeds of all my favorite strains. Even thought the phenotypes may vary, at least 20-30 years from now when GMO weed is all over, I still will have access to clean genes :)

I do need to get some landrace/heirloom strains ordered. I'd love to get some columbian, african, thai/asian, and paki landraces before they are gone :)
 
Preservation is a must Pw I totally agree. There a go fund me for the guys arrested for the sabotage?

If we preserve as many pure strains as possible we can always start from scratch one day lol

Haha! I thought the same thing! they are superheros in my book!
 
as I find myself browsing cannabis seed company websites now...LOL I've never ordered seeds before so gotta figure out where and how... found some awesome landraces thought.
 
as I find myself browsing cannabis seed company websites now...LOL I've never ordered seeds before so gotta figure out where and how... found some awesome landraces thought.

Was just reading through and noticed your comment on where to order seeds. I have had GREAT luck with the handful of orders I have made with MSNL seedbank. Very happy with them. ..... good luck.
 
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