Illnesses not linked to state-approved pot
"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
A heap of hemp but not that much
"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
This study doesn't seem to exist
"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
Time to brush up on federal law
"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
No spike, but no significant declines either
"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