Latest Fact-Checks In Marijuana

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Mason Tvert
Mason Tvert
stated on October 27, 2015 a news release
"Most Americans are ready to put it [marijuana prohibition] behind us and move on."    
True
By Mark Reynolds • November 8, 2015
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
Robert Puente
Robert Puente
stated on May 12, 2015 remarks to the Milwaukee Common Council
If Milwaukee approves reducing its maximum forfeiture for marijuana possession to $50, the city would have "23 different bicycle violations that have a higher forfeiture."  
Half-True
June 1, 2015
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
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
Susan Shapiro
Susan Shapiro
stated on January 15, 2015 a newspaper commentary
"The 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that up to half of daily marijuana smokers become addicted -- an estimated 2.7 million people in the U.S."
True
By Katie Mulvaney • February 9, 2015
James Aubin
James Aubin
stated on January 5, 2015 a newspaper commentary
"Colorado raked in $60 million in marijuana taxes and licensing fees in the past year."
True
By Katie Mulvaney • January 11, 2015
James Crowley
James Crowley
stated on December 6, 2014 a commentary in The Providence Journal
"Surveys of teens in high school reveal that knowing a classmate who sells cannabis is 90 times more common than knowing a classmate who sells alcohol."
Half-True
By Katie Mulvaney • December 21, 2014
Charles
Charles "Chuck" Spahos
stated on December 3, 2014 a joint legislative hearing
When Colorado  eased its medical marijuana laws, fatal accidents involving pot-using drivers soared while overall traffic fatalities decreased.
Half-True
By April Hunt • December 15, 2014
Allen Peake
Allen Peake
stated on December 3, 2014 a press conference at the Georgia State Capitol
Unlike marijuana, medical cannabis oil cannot get you high.
True
By April Hunt • December 9, 2014
Diego Arene-Morley
Diego Arene-Morley
stated on November 18, 2014 a community forum
"There are more African American men in prison, jail, on probation or parole than were enslaved in 1850."
True
By Katie Mulvaney • December 7, 2014
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
Anthony Johnson
Anthony Johnson
stated on August 20, 2014 a political debate
"We’ve seen highway fatalities actually decrease in Colorado" since marijuana use was legalized.
Half-True
By Dana Tims • August 22, 2014
Ruth Marcus
Ruth Marcus
stated on July 27, 2014 comments on NBC's "Meet the Press"
"The best evidence is that you lose -- if you use marijuana as a teenager regularly -- eight IQ points."    
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • July 27, 2014
New Approach Oregon
New Approach Oregon
stated on June 26, 2014 a Facebook post
76 percent of doctors support the use of medical marijuana
Mostly False
By Dana Tims • July 22, 2014
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
Progressive Choice Florida
Progressive Choice Florida
stated on June 23, 2014 a radio ad
Says Charlie Crist signed "the nation’s harshest marijuana laws."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman, Joshua Gillin • June 27, 2014
Americans for Safe Access
Americans for Safe Access
stated on June 5, 2014 a TV ad
Judging by a recent vote, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz "thinks it's okay for medical marijuana patients to go to federal prison."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • June 10, 2014
Earl Blumenauer
Earl Blumenauer
stated on May 15, 2014 a website statement
"Marijuana is less addictive than both alcohol and tobacco."
True
By Dana Tims • June 4, 2014
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