Anxious, stressed-out pooch in your house? Well, at long last there’s a little something on the 420 side of things for Fido: Marijuana-infused dog treats. Yes, you read that correctly.
Julianna Carella is the founder of?Treat-ibles, which produces and sells canine snacks produced with cannabidiol?(CBD), one of the active ingredients in pot. Carella says the treats are perfect for reducing pain, inflammation, and even separation anxiety:
“It can generally give a dog just a calm feeling, which is great around Fourth of July and thunderstorms.”
Despite the benefits, Carella admits many pet owners have been reluctant to try the weed-infused treats:
“There’s certainly skepticism. I think that stems from the stigma around cannabis in general. … And a lot of people don’t know about CBD. They don’t realize there’s many children taking this for epilepsy. They’re giving this to [veterans] for?post traumatic stress disorder. It’s just got this huge range of uses, and why should we let our pets suffer? They need to feel free to move around without pain, without depression. You see a general lifting of their mood when they consume the CBD.”
Lifting of their mood, huh? Sounds promising and a bit scary at the same time.
Cannabidiol, unlike THC, is not psychoactive, so it’s not like you’re actually getting the pooch stoned, Carella maintains:
“If you give your dog THC, dogs are much more sensitive to the cannabinoids, and I don’t really think that dogs like getting high. A lot of vets are complaining that animals are getting into the cannabis edibles that their pet owners are using, and this is the exact opposite of what we’re trying to do. It’s really not about getting the dog high, and we want to avoid that.”
Hey, if my dog were to get into my pot brownies (hypothetically, you understand) and eat them up, she’d probably be relegated to the proverbial dog house for a few weeks. Then again, should she want to share some of her?Treat-ibles with me, I’m sure we can work out some kind of arrangement.
