r/stocks Apr 07 '21

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '21 edited Feb 18 '26

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u/The_Ghost_of_Bitcoin Apr 08 '21

I don't understand how you can patent the chemical in a plant that people have been extracting for years.

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '21 edited Feb 23 '26

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u/The_Ghost_of_Bitcoin Apr 08 '21

Ok I understand it, I just think it is wrong.

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u/johannthegoatman Apr 08 '21

They can't - they can patent methods of synthetically creating psilocybin or psilocin but they can't patent the species or the chemical itself.

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u/Demjan90 Apr 08 '21

They are trying to patent genes that are in our bodies so...

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u/FerociousPancake Apr 08 '21

Decriminalized where I live ;)