Statements about Marijuana

An old image shows a drug store with a marijuana leaf sign.

— PolitiFact Facebook fact-checks on Wednesday, December 18th, 2019

"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

"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

"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

"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