http://blog.washingtonpost.com/offbeat/2007/03/no_more_pot_for_swiss_dairy_co.html
Government Tells Farmers to Cut the Grass
Do Laughing Cows Ever Get the Munchies? (AP)
The party's over for Switzerland's stoner cows. The alpine nation's Ministry of Agriculture has called on farmers to stop feeding their bovines cannabis or face prosecution! Although the practice was officially outlawed in 2005 after trace quantities turned up in dairy products, farmers continued to use weed fodder since it is both cheap and easy to grow.
This ramped-up war on livestock drug use comes in the wake of a much publicized ad campaign promoting the benefits of feeding animals pot. Some farmers believe that the active ingredient THC makes cows happy, and, as a result, causes them to produce more milk. But government officials are claiming that stoned cows produce weed-laced milk, which poses a health threat to consumers. Before you buy out all the Jarlsberg though, be aware that they did not go so far as to say that people could get high from eating a swiss cheeseburger.
But, if the use of marijuana fodder has been going on for generations with little consequence (which population is more sober and punctual than the Swiss?), it seems the current campaign may be more about political grandstanding than public safety. Moreover, if a public demand does exist for pot-free milk, the marketplace will provide for that. Instead of threatening farmers with sanctions, why not encourage them to offer a new variety of milk called "straight-edge" (from sober, unhappy cows) to compliment existing varieties like whole, skim and soy? That way, people can choose for themselves exactly how they want to "do their body good."
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Government Tells Farmers to Cut the Grass
Do Laughing Cows Ever Get the Munchies? (AP)
The party's over for Switzerland's stoner cows. The alpine nation's Ministry of Agriculture has called on farmers to stop feeding their bovines cannabis or face prosecution! Although the practice was officially outlawed in 2005 after trace quantities turned up in dairy products, farmers continued to use weed fodder since it is both cheap and easy to grow.
This ramped-up war on livestock drug use comes in the wake of a much publicized ad campaign promoting the benefits of feeding animals pot. Some farmers believe that the active ingredient THC makes cows happy, and, as a result, causes them to produce more milk. But government officials are claiming that stoned cows produce weed-laced milk, which poses a health threat to consumers. Before you buy out all the Jarlsberg though, be aware that they did not go so far as to say that people could get high from eating a swiss cheeseburger.
But, if the use of marijuana fodder has been going on for generations with little consequence (which population is more sober and punctual than the Swiss?), it seems the current campaign may be more about political grandstanding than public safety. Moreover, if a public demand does exist for pot-free milk, the marketplace will provide for that. Instead of threatening farmers with sanctions, why not encourage them to offer a new variety of milk called "straight-edge" (from sober, unhappy cows) to compliment existing varieties like whole, skim and soy? That way, people can choose for themselves exactly how they want to "do their body good."
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