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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
By Tom Kertscher • 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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