Fact Check Posts – Page 3

Alex Jones
stated on April 20, 2017 a court hearing

Says police officers smoke marijuana once a year as part of their jobs.

By Joshua Gillin • May 5, 2017

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

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."

By Chris Nichols • February 28, 2017

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."

By Anthony Cave • November 3, 2016

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."

By Anthony Cave • October 26, 2016

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.

By Chris Nichols • October 19, 2016

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."

By Alan Gathright • October 13, 2016

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."

By Anthony Cave • October 6, 2016

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

Vote No On 2
stated on September 22, 2016 a mailer

"Amendment 2 will bring kid-friendly pot candy to Florida."

By Joshua Gillin • September 30, 2016

Gary Johnson
stated on September 4, 2016 an interview

"Sixty percent of Americans now support legalizing marijuana."

September 23, 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

Gary Johnson
stated on August 5, 2016 a Medium post

"Most Americans support" the legalization of marijuana.

By Louis Jacobson • August 17, 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

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."

By Joseph Cariz • 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

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."

By Will Doran • June 14, 2016

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."

By Jacqueline Tempera • May 22, 2016

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."

By Joshua Gillin • May 19, 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

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