14 Oct 2017

Reefer for Rover

From This Way Up, 12:30 pm on 14 October 2017
Neapolitan Mastiff with sad face

Photo: Cultura/Simon Murrell

Vets are exploring the medical uses of a component of marijuana called cannabidiol or CBD – the non-psychoactive ingredient that doesn't induce a high like THC – and using it to treat animal anxiety, seizures and pain.

Dr Tim Shu from Vet CBD has been testing marijuana pet therapies.

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