Is it safe for cats to get "high" on catnip?

Here's one of the real advantages of being feline. You can get, like, totally, totally high, and it's...um...cool, cat. Totally fur out!

It's totally safe for cats to have...it doesn't 'fry their brain' or make them 'dillusional' or anything like that.

It's not as if cats drive, have to show up for work or are faced with huge personal decisions, such as how to invest their 401K. Mostly, cats have to decide if they'd rather nap in the chair or on the couch, or play with the mousie toy or the little ball. And if those decisions must wait awhile, well, what difference does it make?

In short: Let your cat have all the Meowie-Zowie he wants. The fresher the better, so keep some growing in a protected place--protected from your cat that is- and snip off bits to slip into cat toys or rub on the cat tree.