Susan Audino
(You can have cannabis science content such as this delivered directly to your inbox. Simply sign up here for our weekly MJBiz Science newsletter.)
Cannabis is not just for humans!
Between 2018 and 2019, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals noted a 765% increase in calls to its Poison Control Center for pets exposed to cannabis.
As cannabis becomes more mainstream to all consumers, so does its availability to companion animals.
(Note: The research reviewed for this story is limited to companion animals. The narrative will be significantly different if – or when – cannabis is introduced to food-producing animals at the farm level.)
ADVERTISEMENT
The 70-year cannabis prohibition has not been relieved for veterinarians, who are legally forbidden from prescribing cannabis to their patients.
Sadly, veterinarians are outside the loop of cannabis regulations, prompting the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) to recommend that veterinarians
Read full article on Marijuana Business Daily
