Cows Fed Hemp Produced Milk With THC, Researchers Say (washingtonpost.com) 71
Dairy cows fed industrial hemp produced milk with detectable levels of the buzz-inducing molecular compound THC, according to a new study from Germany that could influence the potential uses of hemp as an ingredient in animal feed. The dairy cows also showed behavioral changes -- yawning and salivating a lot, moving a little unsteadily on their hoofs, standing in one place for a protracted period, and having a "somnolent appearance." The Washington Post reports: The peer-reviewed study, conducted on Holstein cows in Berlin and published Monday in the journal Nature Food, is one of the first major investigations of the use of industrial hemp as a potential supplement in animal feed. For now, such use is illegal under U.S. law, which does not allow THC in the food chain. But the new research comes as hemp, which has many industrial uses, continues to emerge from an agricultural exile that dates to the "reefer madness" hysteria of the 1930s. [...]
The researchers at the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment found no behavioral change in cows given the entire hemp plant, which contained very low levels of THC. Only when fed solely the portions of the hemp plant with higher THC concentrations -- including the flowers and leaves -- did the behavioral effects appear, according to the study. Those effects included slower heart rate and respiration, "pronounced tongue play, increased yawning, salivation, nasal secretion formation," and reddening of a portion of the eyes, the report states. Some animals "displayed careful, occasionally unsteady gait, unusually long standing and abnormal posture." The animals also ate less and produced less milk, according to Robert Pieper, head of the department of food chain safety for the institute and co-author of the new paper. "That is a strong effect on animal health. Not a positive effect," he said. But he did not predict how it would play out in the policy world.
The researchers at the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment found no behavioral change in cows given the entire hemp plant, which contained very low levels of THC. Only when fed solely the portions of the hemp plant with higher THC concentrations -- including the flowers and leaves -- did the behavioral effects appear, according to the study. Those effects included slower heart rate and respiration, "pronounced tongue play, increased yawning, salivation, nasal secretion formation," and reddening of a portion of the eyes, the report states. Some animals "displayed careful, occasionally unsteady gait, unusually long standing and abnormal posture." The animals also ate less and produced less milk, according to Robert Pieper, head of the department of food chain safety for the institute and co-author of the new paper. "That is a strong effect on animal health. Not a positive effect," he said. But he did not predict how it would play out in the policy world.
In other news (Score:5, Funny)
Cows fed Adderall tablets produce moloko vellocet
Cows fed seaweed emitt 95% less methane
Cows fed a steady diet of Fox News produce 85% extra manure
Re:In other news: drugs are good! (Score:4, Insightful)
Free drugs for all!
Drugs are good, drugs want to be free.
Just two cannabis plants can supply one human for an entire year! There's a two plant per adult in the household limit in Canberra, Australia. This should be the global model for cannabis law reform.
Join the revolution: take drugs!
Cannabis produces copious quantities of cellulose. Drawing down tonnes of CO2 per hectare of crop. That's free drugs, free medicine, free food, free protein.- all provided the way nature intended.
GROW MORE POT!
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What are marijuana's effects?
https://nida.nih.gov/publicati... [nih.gov]
Many people experience a pleasant euphoria and sense of relaxation. Other common effects, which may vary dramatically among different people, include heightened sensory perception (e.g., brighter colors), laughter, altered perception of time, and increased appetite.
Pleasant experiences with marijuana are by no means universal. Instead of relaxation and euphoria, some people experience anxiety, fear, distrust, or panic. These effects are more common when a person takes too much, the marijuana has an unexpectedly high potency, or the person is inexperienced. People who have taken large doses of marijuana may experience an acute psychosis, which includes hallucinations, delusions, and a loss of the sense of personal identity.
Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... [wikipedia.org]
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is a United States federal government research institute whose mission is to "advance science on the causes and consequences of drug use and addiction and to apply that knowledge to improve individual and public health."
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I wonder why you would take something out of content like that.
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Strictly speaking it doesn't say that. Weird how you would complain about the faithfulness of how information is presented, then fail to be strictly faithful to what the information says.
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Strictly speaking it doesn't say that.
Huh?????
People who have taken large doses of marijuana may experience an acute psychosis, which includes hallucinations, delusions, and a loss of the sense of personal identity.
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Sorry, my bad! The other poster bolded two sections, the first of which is not strictly caused by taking too much. Rather: "These effects are more common when a person takes too much, the marijuana has an unexpectedly high potency, or the person is inexperienced."
Sorry I was too hasty to fully read the situation I was replying to! I'll try not to do that in the future.
Re: In other news: drugs are good! (Score:2)
This does not mention some of the most profound effects.
Namely, that it gives effortless access to long term memory.
This is a "bad thibg" for propagandists, advertisers, and political manipulators. The normal human propensity to preferrentially access short term memory is exploited by these people to control behavior without the knowledge of the individual being controlled.
I understand why governments and assholes everywhere have problems with it. It makes their predatory lives more difficult.
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Namely, that it gives effortless access to long term memory.
Perhaps. But you have to form those memories first.
The normal human propensity to preferentially access short term memory
It's what people use to function normally in daily life. Like looking left and then right when crossing the street. And not forgetting what you just saw to the left. And then some of those short term memories have to be committed to long term. An inability to do this while being able to access existing long term memory is something that weed shares with elderly dementia.
I understand why governments and assholes everywhere
Yeah. Never trust 'the man'. But that guy selling the baggies on the street corner is OK
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Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ [wikipedia.org]... [wikipedia.org]
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is a United States federal government research institute whose mission is to "advance science on the causes and consequences of drug use and addiction and to apply that knowledge to improve individual and public health."
Yeah, no agenda there. . .
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There's a two plant per adult in the household limit in Canberra, Australia.
Makes sense. But in Washington State (where cannabis is legally sold), growing your own is a class C felony.* You are taking taxes out of the mouths of Democrats and putting armies of Liquor and Cannabis Board inspectors out of work. Won't somebody please think of the bureaucrats?
*With a few tightly controlled exceptions for medical marijuana.
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Not only that (Score:5, Funny)
Also late-night pizza deliveries to the barn absolutely skyrocketed!
Re:Not only that (Score:5, Interesting)
Sadly the "The animals also ate less" part of the result kind of deflates that joke a bit. Maybe someone will make a play for an ignobel prize by studying why stoned cows don't get the munchies. My theory is that it might be because the stuff cows eat just takes so much work - a lot of chewing and multi-stage digestion, and stoned cows just can't be bothered to put in the effort :).
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Sadly the "The animals also ate less" part of the result kind of deflates that joke a bit.
Sadly we're talking about a four-legged milk machine, along with her cousin, Big Mac. As if we respect them enough to not hide inhumanities behind CAFO legal entities.
Maybe someone will make a play for an ignobel prize by studying why stoned cows don't get the munchies.
And yet that would look like like cold fusion research compared to water-is-wet studies we've seen in the past "for science". Speaking of awareness, if a stoned woman breastfeeding is some kind of horrific medical crime against her child, I'd love to hear the argument in support of stoned dairy cows. For the Children doesn't drink milk? Is
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Don't bogart that glass, my friend, pass it over to me!
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They are feeding them the schwaggiest schwag of all time. It is a total couchlock experience because they are megadosing them on CBD.
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Well, I for one see the huge profitability in THCheese!
Nothing like getting the munchies and ordering a pizza that will keep you stoned!
Re: Not only that (Score:1)
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This is clearly a case of Stoned Cow Disease.
Korova Plus (Score:2)
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And im sure stoned women (Score:3, Informative)
Re:And im sure stoned women (Score:4, Informative)
We don't even do that at borders anymore for our undocumented voters.
Which of course doesn't happen.
However, what does happen is Republicans [rollingstone.com] keep being arrested because they deliberartely [cbsnews.com] and knowingly voted at least twice during an election, or voting for dead [nbcnews.com] relatives [cnn.com], or even their spouses [reuters.com]. They even have multiple ballots sent [inquirer.com] to one of their PACs so they can cast illegal votes.
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Wow. Do you need us to call someone? Are you off your meds? Sounds like you're having some issues with people wanting to drain your precious bodily fluids.
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Where is your sense of skepticism? These are huge claims and should require huge evidence.
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There should at least be a written test.
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And yes it interferes with normal brain development,
We need to ban this. The world has enough politicians.
Re:And im sure stoned women (Score:4, Insightful)
Citation needed for both claims.
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here is a related page from the CDC, stating that it is possible, but not per definition the case.
Anyway here's the link:
https://www.cdc.gov/breastfeed... [cdc.gov]
Re:And im sure stoned women (Score:4, Informative)
also from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/b... [nih.gov]
The main psychoactive component of cannabis, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), is excreted into breastmilk in small quantities. The duration of detection of THC in milk has ranged from 6 days to greater than 6 weeks in various studies. Concern has been expressed regarding the possible effects of cannabis on neurotransmitters, nervous system development and endocannabinoid-related functions.[1,2] A 1-year study found that daily or near daily use might retard the breastfed infant's motor development, but not growth or intellectual development
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Those citations refute the claims of the gp more than support them.
This one actually includes a citation indicating that even extreme daily use will not hinder intellectual development and MIGHT temporarily retard motor development.
"A 1-year study found that daily or near daily use might retard the breastfed infant's motor development, but not growth or intellectual development"
The other indicates:
"Is it safe for mothers who use marijuana to breastfeed? Data are insufficient to say yes or no."
"Data on the e
decarboxylation? (Score:2)
OK, I clicked through and am left wondering: are and how are they decarbing the weed? You don't get very high until you (IIRC) strip some OH molecules by (usually) heating. Riddle me that, cows.
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AFAIK, there is still a small amount of THC, even without manual decarboxylation. If a cow eats a huge amount of hemp, it might have enough to produce effects. Also, cows have a very different digestive system than a human which might also help with decarboxylation.
Re:decarboxylation? (Score:4, Informative)
AFAIK, there is still a small amount of THC, even without manual decarboxylation. If a cow eats a huge amount of hemp, it might have enough to produce effects. Also, cows have a very different digestive system than a human which might also help with decarboxylation.
Really?
Hemp varieties contain virtually none of the prerequisite cannabinoids that can form THC, even after decarboxylation. And absent that essential process, they can't even get a Fly High.
This is complete and udder cowshit!
And notice they said "measurable". If you're "Researching For A Result" That number goes way below the "therapeutic dose" level!
Re: decarboxylation? (Score:1)
Re: decarboxylation? (Score:4, Informative)
To be pedantic, all cannabis is hemp. Industrial hemp doesn't contain no THC, it contains an incredibly low concentration of THC.
Re: decarboxylation? (Score:1)
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Decarbing converts intermediates to delta-9 slightly increasing its concentration but most of the THC is delta-9 in the first place. The need to 'activate' is mostly a myth built on a seed of truth. It will certainly make a notable difference at scale or with concentrate.
That said, toss some hemp in a big pile and it will decarb naturally anyway.
NOTE: Only cows exclusively fed buds and leaves! (Score:1)
Shameless hit job on industrial hemp.
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Well, the only part you would reasonably feed them is the leaves, the sticks are pretty hard to chew. The buds not worth bagging, you would traditionally hash.
I found this part the funniest of the summary:
The dairy cows also showed behavioral changes -- yawning and salivating a lot, moving a little unsteadily on their hoofs, standing in one place for a protracted period, and having a "somnolent appearance."
Sounds like normal cow behavior to me.
Re:NOTE: Only cows exclusively fed buds and leaves (Score:5, Informative)
Former dairy farmer here, not normal behavior. Cows do yawn, but not often. Cows are quite stable when walking. Slippery cement barn floors are their biggest worry. But out in a pasture they walk very steady. I've seen them on 45 deg side hills without any problem where I have trouble walking. They'll go up and down steep slopes with ease. Only time I've seen them unsteady is after birthing they lose calcium and can get sick. As far as standing in one place, they don't do that unless locked in (as in some old style barns). In their natural habitat (outside) they normally graze- eat grass, and walk slowly while doing it, or when tired lay down for a rest. All of those noted behaviors are actually quite interesting as it could translate over to what the drug does to humans.
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As far as standing in one place, they don't do that unless locked in (as in some old style barns).
They will stand in one place if there's good eats there. Otherwise, sure, I was just going for a funny.
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In a grass field there's only a relatively small amount of grass that you can physically reach without having to move slightly, so a cow that's eating won't stand in one place for very long.
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Industrial hemp, at this point in time, seems to be hitting itself fairly well without help. 4 years ago the government signed a "farm bill" to make it easier to produce, and so they've been producing a shitton of CBD. But when the hyped demand for CBD didn't materialize, they needed a way to dump the product.
It turns out it's easy to synthesize things like delta-8-THC and THC-O-acetate from CBD. So they've been doing that, putting it in vape carts, and dumping them in states that haven't legalized real we
Considering the plant existed in much greater (Score:3)
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I can second the dreaming part, THC definitely makes you dream much less.
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Re: Considering the plant existed in much greater (Score:2)
Is their feces hashhish? (Score:3)
Might be good shite!
Only need a few things (Score:2)
Give those cows some Nutella, Cheetos, and cold pizza. You will get a well-balanced meal in every glass of milk.
I wished I also ate less, when I'm stoned... (Score:2)
We are all stoned cows? (Score:2)
Where is the "you are all cows" guy when you need him? Is he eating piles of industrial hemp too? It would be kinda funny to take a trip out to Germany for no reason other than to shout at some bovine test subjects to remind them that they are all industrial hemp-eating cows.
Not exactly causation (Score:2)
Meanwhile, when you feed them a mixed diet including the THC bearing parts, they are perfectly healthy. I wonder who paid to design this study.
drunken cows (Score:3)
Convenient, but Perhaps Not for Infants (Score:2)
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This is really important (Score:5, Funny)
Finally... (Score:3)