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Marijuana

Scorecard

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0% 21 Checks
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0% 17 Checks
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0% 28 Checks
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All Fact-checks for Marijuana

Vote No on 3
Vote No on 3
stated on September 7, 2024 a TV ad:
Florida’s Amendment 3 is “the monopoly amendment.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • September 27, 2024
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on November 14, 2022 Twitter:
“An overwhelming majority of Wisconsinites support restoring #Roe and legalizing marijuana.”
Mostly True
By Madeline Heim • December 2, 2022
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Viral image
stated on October 7, 2022 an Instagram post:
Reuters reported that Nancy Pelosi bought 10 million shares of cannabis stock.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • November 3, 2022
Julie Mayfield
Julie Mayfield
stated on June 2, 2022 a speech:
“A quarter of the entire acreage in the country that is under hemp production is here in North Carolina.”
False
By Paul Specht • June 13, 2022
Melissa Agard
Melissa Agard
stated on April 11, 2022 Twitter:
Cannabis reform "is supported by the majority of the residents of our state, including a majority of Republicans."
True
By D.L. Davis • April 29, 2022
Gary Chambers Jr.
Gary Chambers Jr.
stated on January 18, 2022 an ad:
“Every 37 seconds, someone is arrested for possession of marijuana.”
Mostly False
By Madison Czopek • January 24, 2022
Wiley Nickel
Wiley Nickel
stated on June 30, 2021 a tweet:
“Over 75% of (North Carolina) supports medical marijuana.”
Half-True
By Paul Specht • July 14, 2021
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Viral image
stated on July 6, 2021 an Instagram post:
Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez compared smoking marijuana and transgender women in the Olympics.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • July 9, 2021
Clarence McNeill
Clarence McNeill
stated on April 7, 2021 an email to students:
The use and possession of marijuana on U.S. college campuses “remains prohibited under federal law”
Mostly True
By Landon Allison • June 7, 2021
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on April 14, 2021 Twitter:
“Regulating and taxing marijuana—much like we do alcohol—would generate more than $165M in revenue starting in 2022”
Mostly True
By D.L. Davis • May 12, 2021
Liz Krueger
Liz Krueger
stated on March 30, 2021 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."
Half-True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • April 9, 2021
Barbara Dittrich
Barbara Dittrich
stated on February 16, 2021 Column:
"Pot today is not the weed baby boomers were smoking."
True
By Haley BeMiller • March 19, 2021
Melissa Agard
Melissa Agard
stated on February 10, 2021 Twitter:
"Youth usage of marijuana has actually gone down in states that have fully legalized.”
Half-True
By Madeline Heim • March 5, 2021
Chris Kapenga
Chris Kapenga
stated on February 10, 2021 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.”
True
By Haley BeMiller • March 5, 2021
David Rouzer
David Rouzer
stated on December 3, 2020 a tweet:
The National Institutes of Health “states that regular marijuana use can reduce IQ by 8 points.”
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • December 8, 2020
Lyle Larson
Lyle Larson
stated on November 12, 2020 a tweet:
Says there’s “up to 75% reduction in opioid dosage for medical cannabis users.”
Mostly True
By Brandon Mulder • November 20, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 14, 2020 a Facebook post:
“Cannabis may stop coronavirus from infecting people, study finds.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • May 18, 2020
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Viral image
stated on December 15, 2019 a Facebook post:
An old image shows a drug store with a marijuana leaf sign.
False
By Samantha Putterman • December 18, 2019
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
stated on October 9, 2019 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." 
Mostly False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • November 2, 2019
Nikki Fried
Nikki Fried
stated on October 12, 2019 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." 
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • October 22, 2019
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