Saskatchewan scientists discover key to drug-free hemp
Tuesday, July 17, 2012 - 16:00
in Mathematics & Economics
Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan have identified the process that marijuana plants use to create tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) — the active ingredient in pot that gets smokers high —and say it could help breeders create pot plants that contain no traces of the drug and can be freely used in fibres or pharmaceuticals.