Hundreds Of Pet Owners Tell FDA That CBD Is Helping Their Furry Companions

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) asked for public input on the safety and efficacy of CBD—and more than 100 people used that opportunity to tell the agency that their pets benefit from the cannabis compound.
The volume of pet-related comment submissions stood out to the analysis firm PARC, which sifted through the thousands of submissions FDA received during the three months that the comment period for CBD regulations was open and shared its takeaways with Marijuana Moment.
Though FDA didn’t request anecdotal accounts about personal experiences with CBD—let alone comments about people’s pets—it sure received a whole lot.
More than four percent of the 4,269 comments whose text has been posted online by FDA mention dogs.
In general, the posts describe dramatic improvement in conditions such as epilepsy, arthritis, chronic pain and anxiety among pets—primarily dogs—after starting CBD treatment. Similar to stories about humans who start consuming the compound, these comments often note that CBD worked in ways that pharmaceuticals didn’t, and it didn’t carry serious side effects.   Read More