Katherine Mangu-Ward | September 25, 2006
Five Romanian farmers are being investigated after police discovered they were feeding their cows cannabis. The farmers from Romanesti in Botosani county, told officers the drug helped the cows produce more milk.
The farmer aged between 57 and 82, claim they didn't know they were doing something illegal by growing the drug in their field. Farmer Ion Astarastoaie said: "We grew it because the cows seemed to like it, and happy cows give more milk."
Police were alerted to the problem when a neighboring farmer reported seeing the cows giggling uncontrollably at something that wasn't really that funny.
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