With Washington state about to embark on a first-of-its-kind legal market for recreational marijuana,
the budding ranks of new cannabis growers face a quandary over what to do with the excess stems,
roots and leaves from their plants.
Four pigs whose feed was supplemented with potent plant leavings during the last four months of their
lives ended up 20 to 30 pounds heavier than the half-dozen other pigs from the same litter when they were
all sent to slaughter in March.
Matt McAlman, the medical marijuana grower who provided the pot leavings for Gross’ pigs, says he
hopes the idea expands with the likely impending expansion of Washington state’s marijuana industry.
“We can have pot chickens, pot pigs, grass-fed beef,” he said.
I-Word Understanding
Embarked – started
Recreational Marijuana ? is the use of a cannabis with the intention of growing pigs
Budding Ranks ?growing number one choice
Quandary ? a difficut situation
Supplemented ? add an extreme element
Slaughter – the killing of animals for food
Medical Marijuana – parts of the herb cannabis used as a form of medicine or herbal therapy
II-Have your say
1. Paranoia is one of the most unpleasant “side effects” of marijuana. It influences the feeling of some one
might hurt you or something worst might happen to you. I wonder if pigs also become very paranoid.
2.According to William von Schneidau who has a shop at the famous Pike Place Market in downtown
Seattle, weed-fed pork meat sold quickly because of its savoured taste.
3. The European Food Safety Authority questioned of whether pot-fed pork contains any measurable
traces of THC, the mind-altering chemical ingredient in cannabis.Could Americans weed-fed pork
consumers get a psychoactive effect too?
4. Animal growers in Arizona intend to expand weed feeding to chicken and cattle growing too.
187 Marijuana waste helps turn pot-eating pigs into tasty pork roast.
