A scientist has called bullshit on Anita Thompson (wife of the late Hunter S. Thompson), who claims she has found a way to “extract the DNA from Hunter’s personal marijuana” and would be launching a Gonzo brand of cannabis.
It was widely reported last week (including here on Dopamine) that Anita had taken over rights for Hunter’s Owl Farm, his likeness and the Gonzo logo, and that she had held on to six strains from his personal dope stash.
While she was unclear about what she meant in that interview, she later clarified on social media: “I have found a legal method to extract the DNA from Hunter’s personal marijuana and hashish that I saved for 12-15 years. I am in the process of making the strains available to those who would like to enjoy the authentic Gonzo strains in legal states.”
Now, scientist Nishan Karassick, CEO of Phylos Bioscience, has claimed this sort of technology is simply not possible, in an interview with reputed US magazine Cannabis Now.
“That’s Jurassic Park stuff … You can sequence the DNA, and you can see what the nearest relative is,” he said.
“Maybe you can identify something similar to a strain Hunter S. Thompson liked to smoke… but in terms of cloning a dried stash, the technology just isn’t there.”
Thompson has at this stage not responded to requests for comment.
