tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35183976.post2082307315195134752..comments2023-10-26T06:35:55.278-05:00Comments on Illicit Cultural Property: Intellectual Property and Traditional KnowledgeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00815004368881797395noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35183976.post-89397126279570475162009-05-09T12:43:00.000-05:002009-05-09T12:43:00.000-05:00This is a vital issue, as companies like unto Mons...This is a vital issue, as companies like unto Monsanto are patenting plants and their extracts - naturally occurring plants that hold promise or development for bio-chemicals extracted and-or isolated for use in various compounds for commercial and medical use. The companies are using native knowledge and native herbal medicines to gain control over the legal uses and or utilization of plants for profit that is not shared with the natives of the areas the plants come from.<br />This is an issue also tied to the Alimentary Codex of food and plant regulation that is being considered in the US Congress and the European Union. <br /><br />These are dangerous times for those who Do Not want to consume commercial packaged foods, pharmaceuticals, and irradiated produce/dairy/meats. Most people in my school have had no idea that these regulatory actions are being considered - what will everyone do if this stranglehold is put upon our food and medicne sources?Demetria Nanos, Chicagonoreply@blogger.com