WEBVTT TERRI: 12-YEAR-OLD RILEY THEPIT-BULL WASN'T WALKING AROUNDLIKE THIS A MONTH AGO.IN FACT, DESPITE CHEMOTHERAPY,THE CANCER-RIDDEN DOG HAD HISOWNERS EXTREMELY DOUBTFUL HE WASGOING TO LAST MUCH LONGER.>> HE WAS HALF DEAD.HE DIDN'T WALK, HE WAS TRIPPING,HE WAS AFRAID TO JUMP ON THINGS,HE WASN'T EATING, HE WASDEPRESSED.TERRI: BUT THEN THEIR VET TRIEDSOMETHING NEW.>> HOW YOU FEELING STUD?>> HE'S DOING GOOD, HE'S DOINGWONDERFUL SINCE THE CANNA PET.TERRI: CANNA PET.IT'S MADE FROM MARIJUANA.AND IN RILEY, IT'S MADE ALL THEDIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD.>> WE GAVE HIM THE CANNA PET, WITHIN THE NEXT DAY, HE'S UP,RUNNING AROUND, CHASING HIS+BALL.HE WAS LIKE A TOTALLY DIFFERENTDOG.I SAID IT WAS LIKE A MIRACLEPILL.TERRI: ARE YOU ACTUALLY GIVINGPOT TO DOGS?>> NO, THIS ISN'T POT, IT'S ACANNABANOID DERIVATIVE OF HEMP.TERRI: DR. CHRIS LAPSLEY ATVILLAGE ANIMAL CLINIC HAS BEENPRESCRIBING THIS VERSION OFWHAT'S KNOWN AS CBD FOR ONLY AFEW MONTHS.>> IT IS BECOMING MORE AND MORACCEPTED AND WIDESPREAD,ESPECIALLY AS THINGS ARE GOINGON THE HUMAN SIDE FOR TRUEMEDICAL MARIJUANA, WHICH THIS ISNOT.TERRI: CBD COMES FROM THECONTAIN THC, WHICH IS THEINGREDIENT THAT MAKES USERSHIGH.>> NO, THERE'S GOING TO BE NOPINK FLOYD, NO STONER, NOMUNCHIES, NOTHING LIKE THAT, BUTHE MAY FEEL BETTER WITHIN 24HOURS.TERRI: THERE'S NOT MUCH RESEARCHON IT YET, BUT CBD SEEMS TO HELPARTHRITIS, PAIN, ANXIETY, SKINCONDITIONS, AND TO INCREASEAPPETITE.>> YEAH, WE HAVE A COUPLAMAZING STORIES AND WE HAVE ACOUPLE THIS DIDN'T DO ANYTHINGSTORIES.TERRI: BUT BECAUSE THERE'S BEENSO LITTLE RESEARCH ON PRODUCTSMADE FROM MARIJUANA AND HEMP,SOME VETS ARE SKEPTICAL ABOUTWHETHER CBD IS SAFE.>> WE DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TOTHAT QUESTION.RIGHT NOW THERE'S NOT SCIENTIFDATA TO PROVE TAHT IT'S HELPFUL,HARMFUL OR MAY MAKE NODIFFERENCE AT ALL.TERRI: DR. SUSAN CARASTRO IS THEPAST PRESIDENT OF THE FLORIDAVETERINARIAN MEDICALASSOCIATION.SHE SAYS BECAUSE THERE'S SOLITTLE RESEARCH, IT'S POSSIBLETOO MUCH OF THE INGREDIENTS INTHESE PRODUCTS COULD BE TOXIC.THE FDA HAS NOT APPROVED ANYMARIJUANA-DERIVED PRODUCTS FORUSE IN ANIMALS.AND CARASTRO SAYS SHE WOULDLIKELY ONLY USE CBD AS A LASTRESORT IN A PET THAT HADTERMINAL ILLNESS.>> OBVIOUSLY IF OWNERS WANT TOUSE IT, AND IT'S THEIR OWCHOICE, JUST LIKE WE HAVE IN OWNHEALTHCARE, THEY'RE THEIR PETS,IF THEY CHOOSE TO TRY IT, IT'SON THEM TO TRY IT.TERRI: A MONTH'S SUPPLY COSTSABOUT $30 AND SOME PETS USINGCBD, LIKE RILEY, MAY BE ABLE TOCUT DOWN OR ELIMINATE OTHERDRUGS THEY ARE ON, LIKE STEROIDSAND ANXIETY MEDICATION.>> THAT'S WHAT WE WERE HOPINGFOR.TERRI: AND WERE YOU SURPRISEDTHIS WAS ALL FROM SOMETHING THATCOMES POT?>> YES.TERRI: BOTTOM LINE -- THESEMARIJUANA-DERIVED PRODUCTS MIGHTBE GREAT FOR YOUR PET, BUT YOUNEED TO BE REALLY CAREFUL ANDTALK IT OVER WITH YOUR