NIH Spent $246 Million Getting Animals Stoned

According to a new analysis by a group opposed to publicly-funded animal research, federal grant winners breached the law by investing an approximate $246 million in taxpayer cash on cannabis and e-cigarette animal tests. Taxpayers paid an approximate $1.5 million for pregnant mice to be treated with marijuana metabolites in the research.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) routed money to scientists testing with getting animals high on THC or forcing them to ingest nicotine, accordi...

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