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Originally Posted by Lurch
Not at all. I'm saying if marijuana is shown to be a great painkiller, who will spend money to find this out b/c if it turns out to be true, you can't patent a herb/weed. As such, there is little incentive for research with marijuana privately. It's kind of like research into the benefits of eating fruits and vegetables - how much of it is privately funded?
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I see.
What benefit is it of the government to research it then? I think it is widely accepted that marijuana can be effectively used as a pain killer, so what is left for the government to research?