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elmac

(4,642 posts)
Wed Mar 29, 2017, 02:10 PM Mar 2017

Sir Richard Branson suggests New Zealand farmers swap cows for marijuana

Billionaire businessman Richard Branson has urged kiwi farmers to swap cows for cannabis.

Speaking to New Zealand broadcaster Newshub during a recent trip to the country, Mr Branson said that he sees a significant business opportunity for the country’s dairy farmers in marijuana.

"You should legalise it, grow it, tax it, regulate it," he said.

"I think that would be wonderful because obviously the amount of dairy cows that New Zealand has is damaging the rivers,” he added. “If you could put some of that land over into growing cannabis would be just as profitable for them, if not more profitable.”

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/richard-branson-new-zealand-farmers-marijuana-cows-cannabis-weed-profit-virgin-ceo-a7655371.html

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Sir Richard Branson suggests New Zealand farmers swap cows for marijuana (Original Post) elmac Mar 2017 OP
Why? So they can go broke? Blue_Tires Mar 2017 #1
Trim herd, feed cows weed, sell special milk Panich52 Mar 2017 #3
Marijuana is better for you than red meat HoneyBadger Mar 2017 #2
How many pounds can they get for one cow ? ;-) CentralMass Mar 2017 #4

Blue_Tires

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1. Why? So they can go broke?
Wed Mar 29, 2017, 02:45 PM
Mar 2017

What do you think happens to the profit margin when too many people start growing?

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