Marijuana Scorecard true 0% 21 Checks mostly-true 0% 17 Checks Half True 0% 28 Checks mostly-false 0% 26 Checks false 0% 24 Checks Pants on Fire 0% 4 Checks For more details, see the Principles of PolitiFact All Fact-checks for Marijuana Vote No on 3 stated on September 7, 2024 in a TV ad: Florida’s Amendment 3 is “the monopoly amendment.” By Samantha Putterman • September 27, 2024 Tony Evers stated on November 14, 2022 in Twitter: “An overwhelming majority of Wisconsinites support restoring #Roe and legalizing marijuana.” By Madeline Heim • December 2, 2022 Viral image stated on October 7, 2022 in an Instagram post: Reuters reported that Nancy Pelosi bought 10 million shares of cannabis stock. November 3, 2022 Julie Mayfield stated on June 2, 2022 in a speech: “A quarter of the entire acreage in the country that is under hemp production is here in North Carolina.” By Paul Specht • June 13, 2022 Melissa Agard stated on April 11, 2022 in Twitter: Cannabis reform "is supported by the majority of the residents of our state, including a majority of Republicans." By D.L. Davis • April 29, 2022 Gary Chambers Jr. stated on January 18, 2022 in an ad: “Every 37 seconds, someone is arrested for possession of marijuana.” January 24, 2022 Wiley Nickel stated on June 30, 2021 in a tweet: “Over 75% of (North Carolina) supports medical marijuana.” By Paul Specht • July 14, 2021 Viral image stated on July 6, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez compared smoking marijuana and transgender women in the Olympics. July 9, 2021 Clarence McNeill stated on April 7, 2021 in an email to students: The use and possession of marijuana on U.S. college campuses “remains prohibited under federal law” By Landon Allison • June 7, 2021 Tony Evers stated on April 14, 2021 in Twitter: “Regulating and taxing marijuana—much like we do alcohol—would generate more than $165M in revenue starting in 2022” By D.L. Davis • May 12, 2021 Liz Krueger stated on March 30, 2021 in a floor debate: "In fact, the data coming in from some states that have legalized marijuana is that they actually see a decrease in use over time, particularly among young people." By Jill Terreri Ramos • April 9, 2021 Barbara Dittrich stated on February 16, 2021 in Column: "Pot today is not the weed baby boomers were smoking." By Haley BeMiller • March 19, 2021 Melissa Agard stated on February 10, 2021 in Twitter: "Youth usage of marijuana has actually gone down in states that have fully legalized.” By Madeline Heim • March 5, 2021 Chris Kapenga stated on February 10, 2021 in Twitter: “The National Academy of Medicine points to a significant correlation between marijuana and psychosis, schizophrenia, and other psychotic disorders, particularly in teenagers where the risk of developing schizophrenia increases three fold.” By Haley BeMiller • March 5, 2021 David Rouzer stated on December 3, 2020 in a tweet: The National Institutes of Health “states that regular marijuana use can reduce IQ by 8 points.” By Paul Specht • December 8, 2020 Lyle Larson stated on November 12, 2020 in a tweet: Says there’s “up to 75% reduction in opioid dosage for medical cannabis users.” By Brandon Mulder • November 20, 2020 Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Cannabis may stop coronavirus from infecting people, study finds.” May 18, 2020 Viral image stated on December 15, 2019 in a Facebook post: An old image shows a drug store with a marijuana leaf sign. By Samantha Putterman • December 18, 2019 Crystal Peoples-Stokes stated on October 9, 2019 in 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 in 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 Load More Latest Articles Spotlight on 6 of Joe Biden’s campaign promises as he gives the 2024 State of the Union By Matthew Crowley • March 7, 2024 Fact-checking claims about New York’s marijuana laws By Jill Terreri Ramos • August 27, 2023 PolitiFact Wisconsin’s recent ‘High Five’ fact checks By D.L. Davis, Laura Schulte, Madeline Heim • January 9, 2023 Looking at claims Kamala Harris said she smoked in college while listening to Tupac • August 19, 2020 What Kept Kamala Harris So ‘Cautious’ As California’s Attorney General? By Chris Nichols • August 13, 2020 Latest promises about Marijuana No promises to show. Latest promises about Marijuana
