Can Marijuana Reduce Stress in Farmed Fish?
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Seafood News] by Amanda Buckle - October 24, 2017
Marijuana is being used to relieve anxiety in people … but can it be used to reduce stress in farmed fish?
With some farmed fish being subjected to overcrowding and deteriorating water quality, studies show that these fish can become stressed and disease-ridden. Researchers in Lebanon conducted a study, which was published in the Aquaculture Research journal, to look at the effect of cannabis oil in reducing stress and disease in aquacultured fish. The researchers used cannabis sativa, a plant that “produces an oil with psychoactive and stress reduction effects,” in a special feed blend for tilapia in the hopes of seeing improvement, as well as growth.
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