Jake Dimmock works with flowering plants in a grow room, in Seattle. (Ted S. Warren/AP) Did Monsanto just become the first corporation to patent a strain of genetically modified marijuana? That’s what a recurring Internet legend suggests. “Monsanto Creates First Genetically Modified Strain of Marijuana!” announced World News Daily Report
Did Monsanto Really Just Get A Patent For GMO Marijuana?
Monsanto denies a recurring urban legend that suggests the controversial agribusiness giant has patented a GMO marijuana strain. Yet, as the cannabis industry continues to grow, it only seems more and more likely that Big Ag should be trying to cash in.