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Some sort of drug is usually acceptable culturally. Alcohol, very widely. Cannabis, more recently. Mild drugs like coffee. "Prescribed recreationals" like xanax
by dalbasal 6y ago
Some sort of drug is usually acceptable culturally. Alcohol, very widely. Cannabis, more recently. Mild drugs like coffee. "Prescribed recreationals" like xanax in some circles. In many places Hashish or opium are still seen as traditional/acceptable.
I grew up in Israel, where qat is legal, seen as equivalent to coffee and culturally acceptable. It's fairly common as an ornamental plant.
Giving your cat whiskey would cause an uproar, but I guess catnip gets a grandfather exception.
- pushrax 6y agoAs far as anyone knows, catnip is completely nontoxic to cats, but ethanol certainly is toxic. Cats also simply don't like the smell of alcohol. Eating very large quantities of catnip can give them gastrointestinal discomfort though.
- dalbasal 6y agoSure, I wasn't recommending it. I'm just pointing out that it's culturally acceptable to give cats catnip. Culture happens, and sometimes it's rational. Sometimes it's not.