Earlier this week, many were buzzing about Seattle-based butcher William von Schneidau’s pigs and their weed diet. Upon closer examination, it seems that this diet has little to no effect on the pigs.
The unfortunate pork-products-in-progress currently being fed mostly scraps such as leaves, stems, and root bulbs. This allows the farmer to charge upwards of $120 for a “Pot Pig Gig” — essentially, a roast of pig with a side of novelty, as its diet has been so kindly supplemented by a local medical marijuana co-op.
Contrary to popular belief, putting some weed to the feed, so to speak, will not get these pigs stoned — eating raw marijuana doesn’t give mammals a high.
The Templeton Rye Distillery in Iowa is trying to raise pigs that taste like whiskey. Don't get too upset (or excited). This isn't some crazy genetic engineering. The pigs won't even get drunk. The speculative project basically involves feeding the pigs whiskey-making ingredients and hoping for the best. The Spirit Business…
Somewhere in Louisiana, there's a home-made drone whirling through the sky towards an unsuspecting pig. Engineers/farmers Cy Brown and James Palmer call it the "Dehogiflier." When the R/C airplane + thermal imaging camera COMBO OF DEATH spots the pig, it's only a matter of time before a quick shot from a rifle with…
The last time the Marijuana Policy Project ran its pro-weed billboards at a major sporting event, it cause quite the dustup, so it's exciting that the advocacy group is targeting the Super Bowl as well. The MPP launched the billboards today in locations near the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford,…
