Greece was hit by Storm Daniel and lost a lot of agricultural land used for grazing due to the severe flooding caused by the bad weather. It was probably hunger that drove the herd away sheep to live on over 100 kilos of marijuana. Forced to forage, the animals actually entered a greenhouse where therapeutic cannabis was being produced.
The strange behavior
The incident occurred near the town of Almyros in Thessaly, Greece, according to foreign press reports. The sheep were looking for food and shelter after the passage Storm Danielwhich caused damage in several Mediterranean countries such as Libya, Bulgaria and Greece.
During their hike, the sheep found a greenhouse where medical cannabis was being grown, went there and began eating the plants. In total, over 100 kilos of feed was reportedly consumed by the sheep marijuana. Apparently it was the owner of the sheep who noticed something was wrong and noticed the unusual behavior of his animals.
According to Newsweek, farm owner Yannis Bourounis said in an interview with a local radio station, “They found green stuff to eat.” As for the bizarre Behave He explained that the sheep jumped even higher than the goats, “which never happens.”
There was obviously a lot of irony in the story. The owner of the land where medical cannabis is grown wasn’t laughing.
“We lost everything”
“We had that Floods, we lost almost everything. And now this. The herd entered the greenhouse and ate what was left. “I don’t know whether to laugh or cry,” explained the man who saw his investment go up in smoke. The damage reported after Storm Daniel and the migration of the sheep is indeed significant.
Medical cannabis in Greece
Since 2017, the Greek government has legalized the use of therapeutic cannabis and in 2023 the first medical production facility was inaugurated, opening new opportunities, including economic ones. Many farmers Faced with a decline in profits for common products, the Greeks have decided to invest in the production of cannabis for medical purposes.