Marijuana Pig Feeds: Farmers Say Hogs Are 'Bigger' and 'More Savory'

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Farmers in Washington claimed that marijuana pig feeds help to make pigs grow bigger, and add more savory. While the state is about to embark on a first-of-its-kind legal market for recreational marijuana, the farmers of new cannabis growers have found alternatives to what to do with the excess stems, roots and leaves of the cannabis.

Susannah Gross, an owner of a five-acre farm north of Seattle, joined a group experimenting with a solution to make a marijuana into appetite-enhancing properties.

Four pigs were given feeds with supplemented potent plant leavings. After four months, the pigs' weight turned into 20 to 30 pounds heavier than the half-dozen other pigs.

"They were eating more, as you can imagine," Gross said in a report by GMA.

Matt McAlman, the medical cannabis grower was the one who provided pot leftovers and...

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