Fact Check Posts – Politifact

Gary Chambers Jr.
stated on January 18, 2022 an ad

“Every 37 seconds, someone is arrested for possession of marijuana.”

By Madison Czopek • January 24, 2022

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.”

By Paul Specht • December 8, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on May 14, 2020 a Facebook post

“Cannabis may stop coronavirus from infecting people, study finds.”

May 18, 2020

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."

By Jill Terreri Ramos • November 2, 2019

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."

By Amy Sherman • October 22, 2019

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."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • May 12, 2019

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."

By Samantha Putterman • March 13, 2019

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."

By Jill Terreri Ramos • January 21, 2019

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"

By Eric Litke • November 21, 2018

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

By Eric Litke • November 9, 2018

Beto O'Rourke
stated on September 29, 2018 at a rally in Austin

Says marijuana is "legal in most states in this country."

By Johnathan Silver • October 5, 2018

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."

By Will Doran • April 24, 2017

Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy
stated on September 15, 2016 a political advertisement

Says Proposition 205 "blocks market entry" for new marijuana dispensaries.

By Anthony Cave • September 30, 2016

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."

By Joshua Gillin • August 19, 2016

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."

By Joshua Gillin • August 16, 2016

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."

By Chris Nichols • August 5, 2016

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."

By Lauren Carroll • April 26, 2016

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."

By Louis Jacobson • October 14, 2015

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."

By Amy Sherman • February 26, 2015

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."

By Joshua Gillin • August 28, 2014

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