The information about the government patent concerning cannabis research was posted 16-12-11 before the period for comments had expired which begs the question....was the patent approved?
U.S. Government Licenses Patent for Medical Marijuana Thursday, December 15, 2011 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is About to Award
Exclusive Rights to Apply Marijuana as a Medical Therapeutic
Deadline for Comment: Monday, Dec. 19
LOS ANGELES, CA – Dec. 15, 2011--The Union of Medical Marijuana Patients has just discovered that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is about to award an exclusive license to KannaLife Sciences, Inc. of New York to develop medical therapeutics based on the chemistry of cannabis. According to the notice in the Federal Register, public comments will be accepted through Monday, December 19.
"We find it hypocritical and incredible that on the one hand, the U.S. Department of Justice is persecuting medical cannabis patient associations, asserting that the federal government regards marijuana as having absolutely no medical value, despite overwhelming clinical evidence," said Union director James Shaw. "On the other hand, the Department of Health and Human Services is planning to grant patent rights with possible worldwide application to develop medicines based on cannabis."
The lady in charge should be familiar with the precise nature of the disposition by now. The article gives her contact information for interested parties...
Comments need to be submitted in writing by next Monday to Betty B. Tong, Ph.D., Senior Licensing and Patenting Manager, Office of Technology Transfer, National Institutes of Health, 6011 Executive Boulevard, Suite 325, Rockville MD 20852-3804, fax (301) 402-0220, or tongb@mail.nih.gov.
More information on this issue can be found at www.Unionmmp.org.
Scott SmithThe Union of Medical Marijuana PatientsLos Angeles, CA310-254-4051
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