Will THC Calm a Lobster Before Hitting the Pot?
July 2, 2021 2 min read  Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Delicious, delicious lobster. Summer wouldnt be summer without a few rolls, clam bakes, and boiled beasts on the beachside table. Unfortunately, for many, even a vat of melted butter cant take away the sting of eating lobster because they see it as inhumane. One way to find out: Get it high. RELATED: The Top 8 CBD Products For Pets On The Market Right Now  The lobster and its pot  In 2018, Charlotte Gill, owner of Charlottes Legendary Lobster Pot in Maine, made waves for using pot smoke to sedate the lobsters her customers were about to eat. There was no scientific evidence that it did or didnt work  until now. A team of researchers at the University of California - San Diego put the theory to test. They purchased live crustaceans from the grocery store, and then exposed them to vaporized THC for one hour. Taking samples of the lobsters tissues, including the heart, brain, and gills, they found that THC was absorbed into the bodies, and that the lobsters did indeed exhibit changed behaviors. Results: Inconclusive...but still delicious  The final results were mixed, however. Vaping may have made the lobsters calmer, but even a stoned lobster will shirk away from a hot cauldron of death. Whether they feel pain is still a mystery. Cannabis does have an effect on animals, from our beloved pet pooches and cats to fish. But it doesnt mean we should let them get high on THC. If you think eating boiled lobster is inhumane, perhaps a toke or two will calm your nerves before digging in. And now that Maine is a legal recreational marijuana state, the expectation that diners will get high before eating their lobster is pretty much a given this summer and beyond.