POT FOR PETS

Pot for pets has entered the market. Biscuits, edibles and capsules containing cannabis compounds are now being marketed to owners of ailing and elderly animals as natural pain relievers and anti-inflammatory supplements. Proponents say the products does not get Fido stoned. “The cannabis plant has many compounds in it,” said Matthew J. Cote, brand manager at San Francisco bay area edibles manufacturer Auntie Dolores. He says most people breed cannabis for the euphoric experience of THC. But there’s another ingredient – cannabidiol, commonly known as CBD — which is non-psychoactive. Sold online for $22 per bag of 40 treats, Treatibles contain 1 milligram of CBD per treat. The company’s recommended dose is 1 milligram per 20-pound animal.
“What we’ve seen is that some of these dogs respond very rapidly,” said Cote. “One woman from Fort Bragg was ready to put down her dog due to how sick and in pain he was, but the day before he was scheduled to go under, she administered our treats and just like that the dog was up, walking around and acting normally again.”
* Normal as in, they still want to eat your Cheetos.
* Meanwhile, your cat just mellows out on catnip.
* Careful, your dog might see pot as a gateway to harder drugs.
* Oh, it’s a joke now, but it won’t be when your dog has a sign, “Will do tricks for heroin.”
* Pot changes the “roll over and play dead” trick to “rollover and watch TV.”
* Maybe this could work in the jungle. If you get surrounded by lions you offer them a joint and some Ding Dongs.