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The US Government takes out a Patent on Medical Cannabis

patentstorm.us — In spite of its rhetoric to the contrary, back in 2003, the US Govt. filed for and was awarded a patent (#6,630,507) on the antioxidant and neuroprotective benefits of cannabis in the treatment and prevention of stroke, trauma, auto-immune disorders, HIV dementia, Parkinson's and Alzheimers -- issued to the US Dept. of Health and Human Services.

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  • sogr, on 09/12/2008, -0/+0FTA(comments) - "Ok - so the U.S. has a PATENT on the medical properties of cannabis. That's a legally defensible document. On the other hand, cannabis is still in Schedule I because the government claims it has no medical value at all. It seems to me this patent is grounds to challenge its status in Schedule I successfully. How do we go about challenging and/or infringing on this patent in order to prod the Dept. of Health and Human Services to file suit in court? That'd be cool - our government forced to defend the medical usefulness of a plant it spends millions of dollars prosecuting it's citizens for possessing at all, because the government says it has no medical usefulness. Can you say - mobius strip?"

    That true?

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