Close to Home by John McPherson for February 19, 2018

There was no canine Rx available for antidepressants, so he acted outside of reality.

Dooon’t think marijuana would work that way. Ritalin, maybe.

Wait until the munchies kick in!

Definitely an off-label use. On a sadder note, a man was arrested for animal abuse. He videoed himself forcing a goat to ingest cocaine and booze.

That dog is smoking labrador – Cheech and Chong

Comic would be more believable if the dog was instead sitting on the sofa with headphones, playing “Dead”.

This happened on an episode of ‘The Incredible Dr. Pol.’ I forget how it was handled but it may have involved munchies.

It looks like Mr. McPherson has been spying on our 3 month old puppy.

Dogs aren’t humans and THC may operate differently in a dog’s physiology.

They’re working on cannabis for animals and finding success for treating several veterinary conditions, especially,as with people, picking the right balance of THC/PCB levels in the strains used is important..

As for humans and the ‘toon, this misnomer is “public domain”. Medical use of cannabis is NOT to get high, just “normal”. Cannabis for my PTSD is MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE than ativan or other “anti-anxiety” pharmaceuticals, and Valium (the other favored benzodiazepine) is “death warmed over”. Cannabis relaxes at lower levels, much lower in fact, than what “recreational” users consume, and a high isn’t the objective. Higher CBD also relieves muscle spasms and pain from several conditions I have that only add to the stress problem of PTSD.

A – You never, ever dose anyone or anything other than yourself, especially pets.B – That is NOT the way Cannabis works.

That’s how it is with cats on catnip!

Backwards! Clearly the cartoonist is misinformed on the effects of marijuana.