Pot for Pets: Vets to Lobby MPs Over Extending Medical Cannabis Laws to Dogs, Cats | Cannabis Culture

Parliament Hill is going to the dogs Wednesday as veterinarians lobby MPs to authorize the use of medical cannabis for critters.

The vets are bringing five dogs to the Hill to draw attention to what they see as glaring omissions in the legalized regimes for medical and recreational marijuana.

The law does not allow veterinarians to prescribe pot for pets, even though preliminary research suggests it could be beneficial in treating pain, seizures, anxiety and other disorders – much as it is for humans.

– Read the entire article at Global News.