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Veterinary treatments with cannabis are still taking their first steps in our society. It is a sensitive and controversial issue, since the protagonists are beings that can not decide for themselves, that are under our responsibility. However, it seems that this type of medicine, when used in a responsible way and following the advice of a vet, offers hope for some animals.

Mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds and fish have an endocannabinoid system, just like us humans. This means that they have the same CB-1 and CB-2 cannabinoid receptors as us, throughout the body: brain, organs, connective tissues, immune cells and glands; and produce endocannabinoids naturally. Allyn Howlett and William Devane discovered the first cannabinoid receptor in the brain of a rat.

This means that these animals, just like humans, can complete the endocannabinoids that your body produces naturally with the active components of the...