Mark Mason
Well-known member
Dash Gaining Traction in Cannabis Industry? Proposal Seeks Funding for Genome Research
Following his successful proposal last December, Kevin McKernan of Medicinal Genomics is once again asking the Dash network for funding, this time to improve the sequencing of the cannabis genome. In his first proposal, McKernan asked the network to fund a partnership-level sponsorship of the upcoming CannMed 2018 conference. He also received funding to move his cannabis genomics work from the Bitcoin to Dash Blockchains.
Broken patents
This genomics project is particularly interesting, and important, due to the broken nature of the US patent system. Cannabis plants have been selectively bred to create higher-quality strains for many years, but due to marijuana’s illegality, nobody attempted to patent their strains. Doing so would essentially be an admission of violating the law by growing the plants in the first place. However, as cannabis started becoming legal in various jurisdictions, corporations stepped in and began requesting patents on certain strains of cannabis.
https://www.dashforcenews.com/dash-...y-proposal-seeks-funding-for-genome-research/
Following his successful proposal last December, Kevin McKernan of Medicinal Genomics is once again asking the Dash network for funding, this time to improve the sequencing of the cannabis genome. In his first proposal, McKernan asked the network to fund a partnership-level sponsorship of the upcoming CannMed 2018 conference. He also received funding to move his cannabis genomics work from the Bitcoin to Dash Blockchains.
Broken patents
This genomics project is particularly interesting, and important, due to the broken nature of the US patent system. Cannabis plants have been selectively bred to create higher-quality strains for many years, but due to marijuana’s illegality, nobody attempted to patent their strains. Doing so would essentially be an admission of violating the law by growing the plants in the first place. However, as cannabis started becoming legal in various jurisdictions, corporations stepped in and began requesting patents on certain strains of cannabis.
https://www.dashforcenews.com/dash-...y-proposal-seeks-funding-for-genome-research/