Pets in states where marijuana use has become legal are getting high. Accidental consumption is generating some pretty lofty veterinary bills, too. Plus, veterinarians are increasingly concerned about the potency of today’s edibles, many of which contain highly concentrated tetrahydrocannabinol.
Source: Washington Post, October 28, 2016.
In the year after pot became legal for recreational use in Oregon, DoveLewis, a large emergency veterinary clinic in Portland, saw a 63 percent increase in marijuana toxicity cases despite a client base growth of just 7 percent, said Alaina Buller, a clinic spokeswoman. Those findings echoed the results of a 2012 study that found such cases quadrupled at two Colorado veterinary clinics in the five years after medical marijuana was legalized in that state.
INSIGHTS: We’ve been warned. Teams in states that legalize recreational pot use are going to see more stoned pets. Thankfully, there will be some to develop protocols between election day and the date laws go into effect. AHD has reported the dangers of marijuana previously.
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