BEYOND THE COURSE — Marijuana in the Rough!

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By admin April 2, 2015 16:49

BEYOND THE COURSE — Marijuana in the Rough!

BEYOND THE COURSE — MARIJUANA IN THE ROUGH

Multi-Faceted Uses of Golf Courses!
GetHigh CC, Stoned GC & Munchies Café

Those in the know realize it’s expensive to maintain a golf course, particularly in hotter climates where re-seeding is still a necessity because of the traditional demand for green grass. Add on the clubhouse expenses (upkeep, electricity etc.), food & beverage, staff salaries, and you’ve got an annual budget in the millions of dollars. Many courses are running deficits; some have recently filed bankruptcy or sold dirt cheap, literally. So what to do?

Diversify. Diversify. Diversify.

Wind turbines? Why not? In strategic locations on the golf course, put up a turbine or two—help the environment while helping the pocketbook. Modern turbines are high enough where golfers won’t feel like their playing the 18th hole at their favorite miniature golf course (you know the one with the windmill where you putt the ball through the barn door to try to get a free game).

Being “high” leads right into the next diversification a golf course can add to enhance its coffers—farming. If you want to go the traditional route sticking with the fruits and vegetables—artichokes, corn, dates, grapes, oranges, grapefruit—sure, you can make a few bucks. But the real crop to farm with the bigger payoff is—marijuana!

Yep, that’s right, marijuana. Farfetched? Ridiculous? Will never happen on golf courses? Stranger things have come to pass. With the legalization of marijuana (including medical marijuana becoming more mainstream) and with the widespread use of marijuana recreationally, the current prohibition will fall by the wayside just like Prohibition did with alcohol.

Don’t be surprised that someday you might be able to play courses named GetHigh CC or Stoned GC with a restaurant titled Munchies Café.

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By admin April 2, 2015 16:49