police tracing marijuana back to its roots

[grammychronic]

Now, it's possible to trace marijuana to its roots


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By ANI
Saturday June 23, 01:37 PM
Washington, June 23 (ANI): Alaska Stable Isotope Facility scientists have claimed that they can trace marijuana to its roots, and are now working on ways to determine whether it was grown indoors or out.
According to Matthew Wooller, the director of the facility, the researchers hope to have something more precise in the near future that could tell police where and under what conditions a sample of marijuana is grown.

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[boxofrain]

OH BOY!
How much did we pay for that research?
It takes a Govt. research facility to do what most folks can do with a glance!;)

[grammychronic]

"From an evidentiary standpoint, it could tie a growing operation to marijuana seized on the street, he said, and offer evidence of both the production of marijuana and its distribution.
It could also help the state's drug enforcement officials track the trafficking patterns of marijuana by comparing where the marijuana was grown to where it is seized, Goetz said."

[Mediku-Bud]

Another perfect example of wasted money that could have gone to health care or something important.