by Adiris (Didi) M. Cordero-Torres de Figueroa
Talking to Your Vet About Cannabis
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f you have made the decision to introduce Cannabis as part of your fur bubbies’ (as I call my Jagger and Joplin!) wellness plan and attempted to get your veterinarian on board, you may have been surprised to discover that they pumped the brakes on this idea. Hard. You ask yourself, “Self, if cannabis is so amazing, why, oh WHY is there resistance on this front?” The short answer: It is illegal for veterinarians to prescribe Cannabis for your pets. Yup, I know!! I was shocked too! This led me on a mission to find out if there was anyone on the front lines of trying to change this. After all, I have seen with my own eyes and heard with my own ears, emotional testimonials of friends and clients, (as well as my own success story with JaggyJops). Happily, I found a tremendous resource online, a company that was not only ready, willing and able to do tremendous hempducation for any and all veterinarian seeking guidance, but also getting right in the trenches of advocacy, education and hopefully pioneering movements that will impact legislation. They are Veterinary Cannabis Education and Consulting. A few months ago, I started to take classes under the tutelage of founder Dr. Casara Andre (DVM, cVMA) to become a Certified Cannabis Guide. The program goes hand in hand with my passion to “hempducate” my Delmarva Unleashed friends, as well as empowers me with information to better serve my own bubbies! I already knew the incredible benefits of introducing hemp to supplement our bodies, and our bubs,’ when (due to illness, age, environmental factors, accident or any other underlying or external factor) we are impaired in our body’s ability to produce its own CBD via our endocannabinoid system. I also knew of the fabulous phytocannabinoids found in hemp that mimic our own and how that brings our bodies to homeostasis. I thought myself pretty
