Newly installed Mexican President Calderon may be on an anti-drug trip, but his biggest enemy may not be the trafficers but a hybrid type of marijuana that is resistant to pesticides and can be grown year round.

“These plants have been genetically improved,” said army Gen. Manuel Garcia. to a handful of journalists allowed to accompany soldiers on a daylong raid of some 70 marijuana fields. “Before we could cut the plant and destroy it, but this plant will come back to life unless it’s taken out by the roots.”

The new plants, known as “Colombians,” mature in about two months and can be planted at any time of year, meaning authorities will no longer be able to time raids to coincide with twice-yearly harvests.

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