Statements about Marijuana

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Mostly False

Illnesses not linked to state-approved pot

Peoples-Stokes

Crystal Peoples-Stokes

"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."

— PolitiFact New York on Saturday, November 2nd, 2019

Mostly False

A heap of hemp but not that much

Fried

"Hemp has 25,000-35,000 known usages. That means it is going to be something that will replace plastics, and styrofoam and concrete."

— PolitiFact Florida on Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019

Pants on Fire!

This study doesn't seem to exist

Campbell

"A study was done, a post-mortem, so a retrospective study done, looking at autopsies and drug levels, what drugs were in the blood of veterans that committed suicide, and 70 percent had THC."

— PolitiFact Texas on Monday, July 15th, 2019

False

Time to brush up on federal law

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"Nearly every state that has legalized (marijuana) has also legislated that you lose your right to own a gun if you are prescribed, or buy it recreationally."

— PolitiFact Facebook fact-checks on Tuesday, July 9th, 2019

Mostly False

No spike, but no significant declines either

Cassidy

"In states that have legalized (recreational marijuana), you see steady decreases in youth use if you do it right."

— PolitiFact Illinois on Sunday, May 12th, 2019