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Latest Fact-Checks In Marijuana

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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
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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
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on February 24, 2017 a letter:
During his campaign for president, Donald Trump "committed to honoring states' rights when it comes to marijuana legalization."
True
By Chris Nichols • February 28, 2017
Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy
Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy
stated on October 11, 2016 a political advertisement:
"In one Colorado hospital, 50 percent of newborns tested had marijuana in their system."
Half-True
By Anthony Cave • November 3, 2016
Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol
Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol
stated on October 14, 2016 a political advertisement:
Department of Veterans Affairs doctors "are prohibited from recommending medical marijuana."
True
By Anthony Cave • October 26, 2016
Scott Jones
Scott Jones
stated on October 18, 2016 a U.S. Congressional campaign debate:
Colorado saw "increased incidents of emergency room visits by young people" and "increased incidents of driving while under the influence of marijuana" following the legalization of recreational pot.
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • October 19, 2016
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on October 11, 2016 a TV ad :
Says Colorado congressional candidate Morgan Carroll "voted to allow welfare recipients to use your tax dollars at ATMs at strip clubs and pot dispensaries."
Mostly True
By Alan Gathright • October 13, 2016
Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol
Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol
stated on September 27, 2016 a political advertisement:
Says marijuana use among Colorado high school students "has not increased since legalization."
Half-True
By Anthony Cave • October 6, 2016
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
Vote No On 2
Vote No On 2
stated on September 22, 2016 a mailer:
"Amendment 2 will bring kid-friendly pot candy to Florida."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • September 30, 2016
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
stated on September 4, 2016 an interview:
"Sixty percent of Americans now support legalizing marijuana."  
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • September 23, 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
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
stated on August 5, 2016 a Medium post:
"Most Americans support" the legalization of marijuana.
True
By Louis Jacobson • August 17, 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
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
stated on August 3, 2016 a town hall meeting:
Legal prescription drugs "statistically kill 100,000 people a year, (but) there are no documented deaths due to marijuana."
Half-True
By Joseph Cariz • 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
Larry Yarborough
Larry Yarborough
stated on June 9, 2016 a meeting in the legislature about hemp regulations:
Says if you try to hide marijuana in a hemp field, "it becomes worthless. The THC goes away."
Mostly True
By Will Doran • June 14, 2016
William Devereaux
William Devereaux
stated on May 10, 2016 a legislative hearing :
"You can import as many hemp products into this country as you want...but we can’t grow it."  
True
By Jacqueline Tempera • May 22, 2016
Vote No On 2
Vote No On 2
stated on May 16, 2016 a video:
"Amendment 2 will put almost 2,000 pot shops in Florida ... more pot shops than Walmart and Walgreens combined."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • May 19, 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
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