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Re:The Psychology of Getting High–A Lot by admax88qqq on Sunday April 21, 2024 @05:04AM (#40104191)
Pharmas love things they can patent. You can't patent THC or CBD. That was the parent posters point.
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Re:The Psychology of Getting High–A Lot by fragmede on Sunday April 21, 2024 @06:42AM (#40104593)
Janssen Pharmaceuticals managed to find a way to get a patent on ketamine with Spravato. I'm sure a clever scientist will find a way to patent some aspect of Cannabis once it's rescheduled.
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Re:The Psychology of Getting High–A Lot by GuB-42 on Sunday April 21, 2024 @05:28AM (#40104312)
They actually can. Not the molecules themselves, but a specific formulation of it, that according to their studies, is somehow better that what existed before.

Adderall is just Amphetamine, that it has been known for decades didn't stop the patent. That's because it is a specific formulation.

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