4
BROOKLYN WEEKLY, DEC. 15, 2019
Drugs for dogs!
New Park Slope CBD vendor offers a whole line of pooch products
BY BEN VERDE
That’s good shih tzu!
Park Slope’s newest CBD
retailer carries hemp-derived
products tailor-made
for man’s best friend — offering
a natural way for
nervous pups to wind down
after a long day at the park,
the store’s owner says.
“They can benefi t from
the anti-infl ammatory
properties of CBD and also
from the neuro-protective
calming products of
CBD,” said Dominique Pastorello.
Your CBD Store, which
opened this week on Fifth
Avenue near Union Street
offers several fi do-oriented
products, including dog
treats and bacon and peanut
butter fl avored tincture
oils.
Pastorello says she’s
already had a number of
fuzzy customers patronize
her pet-friendly store,
which sells remedies for
ailments including joint
and muscle pain, seizures,
and separation anxiety.
“We love meeting everybody’s
animals,” Pastorello
said. “The best thing about
Park Slope is that everyone
has a cute dog.”
CBD, a derivative of
hemp that does not contain
THC — the ingredient
in marijuana that gets users
“high” — has become
massively popular in recent
years. Users sing the
praises of the hemp plant’s
ability to relieve stress and
pain, without any of the
mind-altering effects of
marijuana, including paranoia,
fatigue, and drowsiness.
There is however no scientifi
c evidence that cannabinoids
helps dogs — or
humans — and the Food
and Drug Administration
is yet to approve the substance
for use in animals
or people.
Dogs are able to use CBD
because pooches, like all
mammals, have endocannabinoids
in their brain,
meaning that they react
to cannabis products essentially
the same way humans
do.
CBD is offered in many
forms, including oils,
beauty products, and vape
cartridges, but pet products
are among the fastest
growing CBD products,
with sales expected
to reach $125 million by
2022.
Your CBD Store, a Florida
based chain with over
600 locations, opened their
Park Slope location this
month — the fi rst in the
fi ve boroughs. The store
offers higher quality CBD
products that have been
tested by third party labs
to make sure they’re safe
for consumption.
ZEN: Rufus doesn’t have a care in the world thanks to his CBD oils.
Photo Courtesy of Your CBD Store