TY  - JOUR
T1  - OF cats, catnip, and cannabis
AU  - Petersik JT, Poundstone J, Estes J, et al
Y1  - 1969/04/14
N1  - 10.1001/jama.1969.03160020128022
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 360
EP  - 360
VL  - 208
IS  - 2
N2  - To the Editor:— 
    Any farm boy or Boy Scout knows that Fig 1 (207: 1349, 1969) in the article by Basil Jackson, MD, and Alan Reed, MD, actually shows a catnip plant (Nepeta cataria) instead of Cannabis sativa, as labeled.Perhaps one reason for his patients getting high on catnip is their lack of botanical knowledge...., Cats, of course, have been getting high on catnip for years.... Considering The Journal's role as a source of authority in medicine, if the Federal Narcotics Bureau... were to use the figures in question as evidence in the prosecution of cat owners....Has a content analysis been done with a general classification into: Irate, Humorous, or Square? I predict some 143 letters, 2 irate, 134 humorous, and 7 square.One exposing his pet cat to what is termed Cannabis might get the false impression that he was sheltering a feline junkie.Being
SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.1969.03160020128022
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1969.03160020128022
ER  -