Despite many lawmakers, law enforcement officials, health professionals, and others, who still insist that there is no benefit that can come from cannabis, and insisting that people should stay away or look for remedy in other places, there are millions of people using it on a regular basis for remedy to a variety of illnesses.
All throughout the US and in many other areas around the world, there has been a strong civil disobedience movement surrounding cannabis and now there are many states that have accepted it for either medical or recreational purposes.
An Option For Pets?
But it isn't only people who are looking to cannabis for help, they are also looking to see if it might help their pets as well. And researchers in Colorado, from Colorado State University (CSU), have been busy studying the relationship between animals and CBD-- a compound that's found in cannabis.
Though there are items out there that do contain both CBD and THC combined, there is also the option for only CBD; which would have non-psychoactive effects. And researchers in Colorado are seeing how CBD (with low amounts of THC), would work specifically for arthritis and epilepsy in pets.
Researchers say that they still need to learn more about the effects of CBD. But despite the ongoing research efforts, there are many CBD-related pet products that are available today on the market and many pet owners insist that they have seen an improvement after opting to use CBD for their pet.
A New Option For Pets...
Veterinarians have also signaled their interest to learn more about the potential to use cannabis or CBD to help pets seek relief from a variety of illnesses. And there are allegedly quite a few veterinarians out there already today who are prescribing CBD products to pets that contain a very low dose of THC.
Many pet owners have gone to the research lab at CSU, seeking some help for their animals, hoping that they would be able to find something that could offer remedy for their pets illness.
The study still looks to be ongoing at CSU and just a few months ago they were still looking for volunteer pets to the program, they might still be looking for volunteers at this time. Despite research efforts still being conducted, pet owners insist that they have already seen an improvement and that they stand by using CBD for their pets.
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The information that is posted above is not intended or implied to ever be used as any substitute for professional medical advice, or diagnosis or treatment. The above is posted for informational purposes only.
Sources:
http://kron4.com/2017/09/29/video-can-medical-marijuana-be-used-to-treat-pets/
http://www.thecannabist.co/2017/07/12/cbd-pet-products-dogs-cannabidiol-research/83474/
http://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2017/05/06/csu-vet-school-starts-study-cannabis/306650001/
http://csu-cvmbs.colostate.edu/vth/veterinarians/clinical-trials/Pages/efficacy-of-cannabidiol-for-the-treatment-of-epilepsy-in-dogs.aspx
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/csu-researchers-studying-effectiveness-of-cbd-for-treating-arthritis-and-epilepsy-in-dogs
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