Re: Killer Fungus Touted To Eradicate State Pot Crop

Eliezer S. Yudkowsky (sentience@pobox.com)
Thu, 29 Jul 1999 13:20:19 -0500

Matthew Gaylor wrote: 

>

> KILLER FUNGUS TOUTED TO ERADICATE STATE POT CROP
>
> Florida's drug czar favors testing the fungus. State scientists fear it
> could run amok on crops other than marijuana.
>
> By JULIE HAUSERMAN
>
> TALLAHASSEE -- There's a killer fungus among us, and Florida's new drug czar
> Jim McDonough hopes to one day let it loose to murder the state's illegal
> marijuana crops.

If this turns out to be true, I hereby award myself the "Be Careful What You Wish For Award" for 1996. Actually, make that the "Be Careful What You Wish For, You Damned Moron Award", with an honorable mention for the "Why The Hell Did You Put That On The Net Award". 

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