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Canadian Veterinarians Left Out Of Legal Cannabis Framework, Groups Say

By administrator December 2, 2023 1 min read

Current rules forbid vets from prescribing cannabis products, and what’s available on the market isn’t always safe for animals.

Veterinarians say they’ve been weeded out of Canada’s cannabis policy after assurances that they’d be included in the legalization framework.

Despite Canada allowing both medical and recreational sales of cannabis, no such legal pathway exists for animal medicine — something Dr. Sarah Silcox, founder of the Canadian Association of Veterinary Cannabinoid Medicine (CAVCM,) hopes to change.

– Read the entire article at National Post.

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