In 2014, the New England Journal of Medicine ran a propaganda piece by Dr. Nora Volkow, the director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) titled Adverse Health Effects of Marijuana Use. The article is occasionally referenced by neo-prohibitionists to demonstrate the position of the federal government that cannabis has no known medical use […]
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Scientific Basis for Laws on Marijuana, Driving Questioned
Six states that allow marijuana use have legal tests to determine driving while impaired by the drug that have no scientific basis, according to a study by the nation's largest automobile club that calls for scrapping those laws. Read article here: High Times
5 Scientific Benefits to Smoking Pot on Thanksgiving
Here are five scientific reasons to get stoned on Thanksgiving. Read article here: High Times
Scientific Study Confirms Second-Hand Smoke Highs Are Real
A recent study done by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, published in the journalDrug and Alcohol Dependence,concluded that secondhand pot smoke can intoxicate nonsmokers under “extreme conditions,” like being in an unventilated room or … Read article here: High Times
Stoner Hack: The Scientific Explanation for Munchies
Research published today inNatureproposes a cellular mechanism by which the munchies work. The author found a strange and seemingly contradictory result: THC stimulates appetite by regulating a group of neurons that normally suppresses appetite. Read article here: High Times
NY Times Gets Scientific About Weed
Spawned by recent statements from the White House calling for the discussion of legalized marijuana to be one guided by science, not wishful thinking, The New York Times has attempted to do just that with their latest editorial advocacy feature entitled “What Scienc… High Times