In 1937 without a shred of evidence, but lots of racism, the
USA passed the Marijuana Tax Act that for all practical purposes made marijuana
illegal. For the last 76 years a stream of anecdotes, hysteria, rigged research
and government lies have kept it illegal. It turns out marijuana may be the
safest drug ever discovered. Government policy has deprived millions of
patients of the very medication that could east their suffering.
Fast forward to 2010, one seriously flawed study and a lot
of anecdotes cause governments around the world to outlaw GMO food even though
all other scientific studies say they cannot distinguish a GMO anything from
its naturally grown cousin.
Anything can be toxic if you are exposed to a high enough
concentration for long enough. Some
things that are toxic in large amounts are essential in the right amounts, like
salt, NaCl, or copper, Cu.
Believe it or not even water. (Too much can flush out your electrolytes)
It is very easy for zealots to hype their fears with
exaggeration and factoids taken out of context. Look for information from
unbiased sources that try to look at both sides of an issue, and don’t have a
dog in the fight.
It’s OK with me to label (genetically modified organism) GMO foods,
but I have to ask why the proponents do not take the other tactic. Label GMO
free foods, as they do gluten free, sugar free, or fat free. Organic may imply
it, but not really. Could it be that no one can guarantee that their product is
totally GMO free? The big food packagers might just respond with “May contain
GMO ingredients” on everything making the labeling pointless.
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