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| | Cibus stock plunges to 52-week low Shares of crop gene editing pioneer firm Cibus Global Ltd. have tumbled to a 52-week low, with the stock price touching down at $1.8, marking a significant downturn for the company. This latest price level reflects a stark contrast to the stock’s performance over the past year, with Cibus Global witnessing a precipitous 1-year change of -90.96%. [GMW comment: Cibus has been promoted by pro-GMO lobbyists as an industry leader for new GMO (gene-edited) crops. But there have been reports that Cibus is being investigated for deceiving investors with over-hyped claims.] Investing.com Multi-billion verdict against Bayer/Monsanto in Georgia as legal rights under attack With the second largest award of nearly $2.1 billion, a jury in Georgia state court on March 21 found the pesticide manufacturer Bayer/Monsanto guilty of causing a man’s non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma after use of the company’s glyphosate-based weedkiller Roundup. The jury’s award includes $65 million in compensatory and $2 billion in punitive damages, as reported by the Associated Press and Courtroom View Network. This verdict in Barnes v. Monsanto (2025) comes amid a concerted effort by Bayer and other chemical and agribusiness groups to take away the main legal argument, “failure-to-warn”, for the type of litigation that pesticide exposure victims have commonly used to hold companies accountable. This is happening as Governor Brian Kemp of Georgia considers signing into state law a pesticide immunity bill that will prevent future litigation like this in the state. Beyond Pesticides Our latest Review is out Read our latest Review, on "new GMO" deregulation battles. Don't miss out – subscribe or update your subscription here. GMWatch We hope you’ve found this newsletter interesting. Please support our work with a one-off or regular donation. Thank you! __________________________________________________________ Website: http://www.gmwatch.org
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