Even though the title looks like an appeal coming from me,
in fact it is coming from the head of the DEA.
WASHINGTON -- Michele Leonhart, the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration,
has a message for those considering legalizing marijuana: Please, think of Fido.
Testifying on the DEA budget during a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on Wednesday,April 2,
Leonhart said she expected a number of things to happen after Washington and Colorado
were allowed to go forward with the legalization of marijuana last year.
What she didn't anticipate was the impact on man's best friend.
The impact I have petitioned in one of mine previous petitions, see here:
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/755/885/278/keep-your-marijuana-away-from-your-dogs/
"There was just an article last week, and it was on pets. It was about the unanticipated
or unexpected consequences of this, and how veterinarians now are seeing dogs come in,
their pets come in, and being treated because they've been exposed to marijuana," Leonhart said.
"Again, it goes back to the edibles, it goes back to products that are in the household
that are now made from marijuana, and it's impacting pets," Leonhart continued.
"We made a list of the outcomes we thought that might happen in these two states.
We never thought of putting pets down."
Leonhart was referencing a story in USA Today which noted that the effects of marijuana
could make it more difficult for a dog to breathe or vomit up a product that could kill them,
like butter. A 2012 study found that two dogs who ate large amounts of marijuana-infused butter died, out of a sample of 125 dogs that were believed to have ingested marijuana.
Note to marijuana users in Washington and Colorado: Keep your dogs away from the pot brownies.
Full credit for the article/text that has been used as a petition material goes to the Source,
which can be found here:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/02/dogs-marijuana-pets_n_5078556.html
