no different than developing different strains of tomatoes for size and color
I think it would be an oversimplification to compare a vegetable (OK, technically a fruit) to a drug with nearly 500 known compounds with varying effects depending on levels in the plant and physiology of the individual ingesting the compounds.
Producers currently aim for ball-park effects, appearance etc. However it would require a mix of medical testing at the individual (person) level and a map of effects with varying levels of compounds to achieve what I suggested. I'm not sure if you've ever tried a variety of strains but I can say they produce very different effects on mood and mind. It's inconsistent and there's no one kind of high. It's not like alcohol.
Ignoring the medical aspects and instead looking at the market - coffee and tea are a great example. There's the stuff that you can buy cheaply which you'll find in the kitchen of small businesses or grandma's cupboard and there's the gourmet stuff that you'll find at trendy cafes and restaurants. To condense my point - some producers will race to the bottom, others will play in the connoisseur market where good margins can be made. But there's also a tonne of work to be done in the medical realm. This is just the beginning.
"I think it would be an oversimplification to compare a vegetable (OK, technically a fruit) to a drug with nearly 500 known compounds with varying effects depending on levels in the plant and physiology of the individual ingesting the compounds."
You appear to be unfamiliar with the fanaticism and the breadth and diversity of the products of the tomato breeders. The differences in color, flavor, texture, size, hydration, phytochemical profile, and smell are very much like that of other subtle specialty plants. In fact, the first modern explosion of tomato varieties in the nineteenth century may precede the others.
You appear to be unfamiliar with the fanaticism and the breadth and diversity of the products of the tomato breeders.
Believe me I'm not. My partner's a vegetarian, which pretty much makes me a vegetarian. But I do love the taste of a good burger...
I think I'm perhaps not emphasizing the point that a plant with almost 500 psychoactive compounds that exhibits varying behaviors when ingested depending on the huge number of possible permutations in compound levels and the widely differing neurology and physiology of every individual. We're talking about the complexity of medicinal chemistry, not the flavors, shapes, shades, or textures of fleshy fruits from the nightshade family.
I think it would be an oversimplification to compare a vegetable (OK, technically a fruit) to a drug with nearly 500 known compounds with varying effects depending on levels in the plant and physiology of the individual ingesting the compounds.
Producers currently aim for ball-park effects, appearance etc. However it would require a mix of medical testing at the individual (person) level and a map of effects with varying levels of compounds to achieve what I suggested. I'm not sure if you've ever tried a variety of strains but I can say they produce very different effects on mood and mind. It's inconsistent and there's no one kind of high. It's not like alcohol.
Ignoring the medical aspects and instead looking at the market - coffee and tea are a great example. There's the stuff that you can buy cheaply which you'll find in the kitchen of small businesses or grandma's cupboard and there's the gourmet stuff that you'll find at trendy cafes and restaurants. To condense my point - some producers will race to the bottom, others will play in the connoisseur market where good margins can be made. But there's also a tonne of work to be done in the medical realm. This is just the beginning.