--- title: Dog Treats Made With Marijuana Proving Popular description: Medical marijuana dispensaries have begun concocting cannabis-laced treats for canines canonical: https://time.com/3820743/marijuana-treats-dogs-cannabis-weed-pot/ author: David Stout article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-04-14T07:32:57.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T08:03:06.049Z og:title: Marijuana Treats for Dogs Are Now a Thing og:description: Pet owners are using them to treat sickly animals or animals in pain. og:url: https://time.com/3820743/marijuana-treats-dogs-cannabis-weed-pot/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf06c76e70b13ac5c/6987eae7f887dccffde8def7/pet-dog-pot.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: A sticker is seen on a dog's back during og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Marijuana Treats for Dogs Are Now a Thing twitter:description: Pet owners are using them to treat sickly animals or animals in pain. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf06c76e70b13ac5c/6987eae7f887dccffde8def7/pet-dog-pot.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Marijuana Treats for Dogs Are Now a Thing ## Video: Inside the World of Medical Marijuana for Kids [Watch (HLS stream): Inside the World of Medical Marijuana for Kids](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/6Ic4KUCK.m3u8) (16:16)  _Published 2014-10-21. The story of a family's illegal cross-country drive to transport marijuana oil for their epileptic 3-year-old daughter. A look inside the quasi-legal, science free world of medical marijuana for children from TIME's Red Border Films_ by [David Stout](https://time.com/author/david-stout/) ## David Stout Apr 14, 2015 7:32 AM UTC  A sticker is seen on a dog's back during a demo in support of the legalization of marijuana in Mexico City on May 5, 2012. A sticker is seen on a dog's back during a demo in support of the legalization of marijuana in Mexico City on May 5, 2012.Yuri Cortez—AFP/Getty Images by [David Stout](https://time.com/author/david-stout/) ## David Stout Apr 14, 2015 7:32 AM UTC Medical marijuana has been known to help humans stave off the eye disease glaucoma, [treat](http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/cam/cannabis/healthprofessional/page2) nausea induced by chemotherapy and ease the inflammation associated with arthritis. But does the same go for dogs? Well, it just may. Medical marijuana dispensaries have already begun concocting cannabis-laced treats for canines. [According](http://qz.com/377887/the-marijuana-industrys-newest-customers-are-sick-and-elderly-dogs/) to Quartz, the burgeoning pet-pot market is straddling a legal gray area. Enterprises hoping to market cannabis-derived products to animals are entering virgin territory in the absences of industry guidelines and sufficient scientific evidence. However, that’s not stopping pet owners from giving their ailing animals edibles to ease chronic pain and illnesses. 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