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RussBLib

(9,666 posts)
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 10:59 PM Feb 2016

THC travels through the universe!

They found some THC on a meteorite! You know what this means? The whole galaxy is getting high! Probably.

Marijuana in Space – NASA Discovers THC on Meteorite Fragment

“If psychoactive elements are found outside of this planet’s atmosphere, what does it say about the rest of the universe? If these chemical substances, that change brain functions and result in alterations in perception, mood, or consciousness in mammals as well as humans, find their origin in outer space, what role then has cometary impacts played on the human species? Or on life on the planet as whole? This discovery ultimately leaves us with more questions than answers”acknowledges the professor.


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THC travels through the universe! (Original Post) RussBLib Feb 2016 OP
I have known a few rocket scientists in my time, and it strikes me that the truedelphi Feb 2016 #1
whoa..... Fairgo Feb 2016 #2
yeah... cosmic nilram Feb 2016 #3
Tried to find another source for the story. Duppers Feb 2016 #4
I found a couple of others RussBLib Feb 2016 #5
So that's what that smoke trail is... Callmecrazy Feb 2016 #6

truedelphi

(32,324 posts)
1. I have known a few rocket scientists in my time, and it strikes me that the
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 11:03 PM
Feb 2016

THC material in question came from this planet and got transferred onto the meteorite after the meteorite's arrival on Earth.

Duppers

(28,246 posts)
4. Tried to find another source for the story.
Mon Feb 8, 2016, 12:54 AM
Feb 2016

There are no reputable sources for the story, sorry to tell you.

http://www.hoaxbusters.org/ says it's a hoax and I'm inclined to agree.

RussBLib

(9,666 posts)
5. I found a couple of others
Mon Feb 8, 2016, 09:43 AM
Feb 2016

but those stories were very similar to the one I posted. Inside that story was this snip:

Traces amounts of Tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV) were also found in a meteorite fragment in 2009 by a research team from the University of Mexico but the findings were dismissed at the time because of the “controversial nature of the discovery” and a wave of skepticism from the scientific community. Further analysis of the sample could now shed some light on this latest finding, believe experts.


Maybe that's the hoax, but you could be right. It would not be the first time I was "taken in."

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