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Latest Fact-Checks In Marijuana

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Gary Chambers Jr.
Gary Chambers Jr.
stated on January 18, 2022 an ad:
“Every 37 seconds, someone is arrested for possession of marijuana.”
Mostly False
By Madison Czopek • January 24, 2022
David Rouzer
David Rouzer
stated on December 3, 2020 a tweet:
The National Institutes of Health “states that regular marijuana use can reduce IQ by 8 points.”
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • December 8, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 14, 2020 a Facebook post:
“Cannabis may stop coronavirus from infecting people, study finds.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • May 18, 2020
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
stated on October 9, 2019 a radio interview:
"If folks are vaping a legal medical cannabis product that comes from any of the New York state operators, they will not have to worry about the negative impacts on their lungs." 
Mostly False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • November 2, 2019
Nikki Fried
Nikki Fried
stated on October 12, 2019 a speech to the Florida Democratic Party:
"Hemp has 25,000-35,000 known usages. That means it is going to be something that will replace plastics, and styrofoam and concrete." 
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • October 22, 2019
Kelly Cassidy
Kelly Cassidy
stated on May 4, 2019 press conference remarks:
"In states that have legalized (recreational marijuana), you see steady decreases in youth use if you do it right."
Mostly False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • May 12, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 11, 2019 a Facebook post:
Says Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence on hemp paper, grew and smoked marijuana, and said "hemp is of first necessity to the wealth and protection of the country."
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • March 13, 2019
Patricia Fahy
Patricia Fahy
stated on January 14, 2019 a radio interview:
As for recreational marijuana revenue projections, "we are seeing all those numbers reach disappointing levels in the states that have legalized. They’re not meeting their targets for the most part."   
Mostly False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • January 21, 2019
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on September 14, 2018 a radio interview:
Says as a Schedule 1 drug, marijuana carries a designation that means it "should not be researched"  
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • November 21, 2018
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on September 14, 2018 a radio interview:
Says VA doctors are "censored from being able to talk to their patients" about marijuana, even in states where it is legal for medicinal use
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • November 9, 2018
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on September 29, 2018 at a rally in Austin:
Says marijuana is "legal in most states in this country."
Mostly False
By Johnathan Silver • October 5, 2018
Viral image
Viral image
stated on April 20, 2017 posts on social media:
"After prohibition ended, police deaths didn't reach 200 a year again until the year Nixon declared war on drugs."
Mostly False
By Will Doran • April 24, 2017
Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy
Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy
stated on September 15, 2016 a political advertisement:
Says Proposition 205 "blocks market entry" for new marijuana dispensaries.
Mostly False
By Anthony Cave • September 30, 2016
United for Care
United for Care
stated on August 11, 2016 a newspaper op-ed:
"Medical-grade marijuana alone will not get that patient ‘high,’ no matter what level of THC, CBD or any other compound is found in the plant."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • August 19, 2016
Vote No On 2
Vote No On 2
stated on July 20, 2016 a pamphlet mailed to voters:
"Because there's no local option to allow communities to ban, limit or restrict the location of pot shops, if Amendment 2 passes you can expect the seedy elements of the pot industry to move in right next door to your neighborhood, your church, your business and even your child's school."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • August 16, 2016
Dianne Feinstein
Dianne Feinstein
stated on July 12, 2016 a No on Prop. 64 campaign press release. :
California’s marijuana legalization initiative, Prop. 64 "allows marijuana smoking ads in prime time, on programs with millions of children and teenage viewers."
Mostly False
By Chris Nichols • August 5, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on April 21, 2016 a "Good Morning America" town hall:
Marijuana is a Schedule I drug, "which you understand means that you can’t do any research about it."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • April 26, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on October 13, 2015 a Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas:
"We are imprisoning or giving jail sentences to young people who are smoking marijuana."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 14, 2015
Drug Policy Alliance
Drug Policy Alliance
stated on February 19, 2015 an article in Politico:
Says Debbie Wasserman Schultz "voted repeatedly to send terminally ill patients to prison."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • February 26, 2015
Drug Free America
Drug Free America
stated on August 20, 2014 a "Tampa Bay Times" editorial meeting:
Under a proposed medical marijuana amendment in Florida, "you don't get refills -- you get it forever."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • August 28, 2014
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