Medical Marijuana For Pets: Is It Safe?

Some pet owners give their aging and sick animals medical marijuana believing this may ease pain or illnesses like it does for humans.

 

Some pets are given medical marijuana.

Medical marijuana is now available to use in 23 states to ease pain for cancer patients suffering from pain, but now even pets use weed for treatment.

Cannabis, contained in capsules and treats, is now used as treatment for aging or sick dogs, according to Time.

As for human consumption, medical marijuana is known to ease pain due to chronic pain and side effects brought by cancer treatments, seizures and glaucoma. However, when used in animals, there are no concrete findings that cannabis does really treat illnesses.

USA Today noted that in Colorado, where adults are permitted to buy and use marijuana, veterinarians are allowed to prescribe medical marijuana for animal use.

Dr. Tim Hackett,...

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