Latest Fact-Checks In Marijuana

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Vote No on 3
Vote No on 3
stated on September 7, 2024 a TV ad
Florida’s Amendment 3 is “the monopoly amendment.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • September 27, 2024
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stated on October 7, 2022 an Instagram post
Reuters reported that Nancy Pelosi bought 10 million shares of cannabis stock.
False
November 3, 2022
Julie Mayfield
Julie Mayfield
stated on June 2, 2022 a speech
“A quarter of the entire acreage in the country that is under hemp production is here in North Carolina.”
False
By Paul Specht • June 13, 2022
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stated on July 6, 2021 an Instagram post
Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez compared smoking marijuana and transgender women in the Olympics.
False
July 9, 2021
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stated on December 15, 2019 a Facebook post
An old image shows a drug store with a marijuana leaf sign.
False
By Samantha Putterman • December 18, 2019
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stated on May 14, 2019 a Facebook post
"Nearly every state that has legalized (marijuana) has also legislated that you lose your right to own a gun if you are prescribed, or buy it recreationally."
False
July 9, 2019
David Crowley
David Crowley
stated on February 24, 2019 a TV interview
''Over 40 percent of African-American men in (Milwaukee County) have been going to prison for low-level drug offenses, and I think a hundred times that in the city of Madison."
False
By D.L. Davis • March 19, 2019
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on April 11, 2018 a conversation with reporters
"I think we're actually ahead" on legalizing marijuana for recreational use in New York state.
False
By Dan Clark • April 17, 2018
Alex Jones
Alex Jones
stated on April 20, 2017 a court hearing
Says police officers smoke marijuana once a year as part of their jobs.
False
By Joshua Gillin • May 5, 2017
Kathleen Sullivan
Kathleen Sullivan
stated on April 29, 2015 testimony before the House Judiciary Committee
"The proportion of Rhode Islanders entering substance abuse treatment primarily due to marijuana use has reached its highest point in 20 years."
False
By Mark Reynolds • May 17, 2015
Nancy Denuccio
Nancy Denuccio
stated on March 6, 2015 a TV interview
"We've seen the increase of alcohol use for underage kids even though alcohol has been illegal ... for kids under 21."
False
By Katie Mulvaney • March 13, 2015
New Approach Oregon
New Approach Oregon
stated on June 26, 2014 a website statement
 In Oregon, 12,808 people were arrested for marijuana-related crimes in 2012.
False
By Ian K. Kullgren • July 18, 2014
Brian Kilmeade
Brian Kilmeade
stated on January 21, 2014 a broadcast of "Fox and Friends"
Says Colorado food stamp recipients can use ATMs to get cash to buy marijuana.
False
By Jon Greenberg • January 24, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 16, 2014 a graphic on the Internet
"In 1916, the U.S. government predicted that by the 1940s all paper would come from hemp and that no more trees would need to be cut down."
False
By Louis Jacobson • January 17, 2014
Bill O'Reilly
Bill O'Reilly
stated on December 9, 2013 a broadcast of the "O'Reilly Factor"
"The 'Denver Post' has actually hired an editor to promote pot."
False
By Jon Greenberg • December 12, 2013
John Morgan
John Morgan
stated on September 22, 2013 Bay News 9 show, “Political Connections”
"Nobody's addicted to" marijuana.
False
By Rochelle Koff • October 8, 2013
Edith Ajello
Edith Ajello
stated on February 6, 2013 an interview with The Providence Journal
"Lots of studies seem to indicate that minors find it very easy to get marijuana, easier than to get alcohol."
False
By Michael McKinney • February 16, 2013
Protect Families First
Protect Families First
stated on January 10, 2013 a news release
"The average age of first marijuana use is 12."
False
By Michael McKinney • January 20, 2013
Joseph
Joseph "Joe" Deshotel
stated on November 13, 2012 a press release.
"There is no evidence that poor people abuse drugs more frequently than any other socio-economic group."  
False
By W. Gardner Selby • November 26, 2012
John G. Edwards
John G. Edwards
stated on June 5, 2012 a debate on the House floor
Decriminalizing marijuana "will save the state anywhere from $4 (million) to $11 million dollars."
False
By Tom Mooney • June 17, 2012
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