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Silvestre Reyes stated on February 26, 2012 in a video advertisement.:

Says opponent Beto O’Rourke "wants to legalize drugs."

By W. Gardner Selby• March 7, 2012

Patrick Kennedy stated on January 21, 2014 in an interview with MSNBC:

Marijuana today is "genetically modified," with THC levels that "far surpass the marijuana" of the 1970s.

By Steve Contorno• January 24, 2014

Gary Johnson stated on August 03, 2016 in a town hall meeting:

Legal prescription drugs "statistically kill 100,000 people a year, (but) there are no documented deaths due to marijuana."

By Joseph Cariz• August 16, 2016

Carly Fiorina stated on September 16, 2015 in the CNN Republican debate:

"The marijuana that kids are smoking today is not the same as the marijuana that Jeb Bush smoked 40 years ago."

By Jon Greenberg• September 17, 2015

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

Nancy Grace stated on January 14, 2014 in a segment on 'Nancy Grace':

People on pot "shoot each other ... stab each other ... strangle each other, drive under the influence, kill families."

By Katie Sanders• January 24, 2014

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 May 24, 2019 in a Facebook post:

"D.A.R.E. removed cannabis from its list of gateway drugs."

By Ciara O'Rourke• May 30, 2019

Protect Families First stated on January 10, 2013 in a news release:

"The average age of first marijuana use is 12."

By Michael McKinney• January 20, 2013

Patrick Kennedy stated on April 17, 2018 in an editorial:

Marijuana and THC "have caused emergency room visits to skyrocket."

By Katie Akin• July 6, 2018

Vote No On 2 stated on July 20, 2016 in a pamphlet mailed to voters:

"Because there's no local option to allow communities to ban, limit or restrict the location of pot shops, if Amendment 2 passes you can expect the seedy elements of the pot industry to move in right next door to your neighborhood, your church, your business and even your child's school."

By Joshua Gillin• August 16, 2016

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

Tony Evers stated on February 18, 2019 in a news release:

By Eric Litke• February 22, 2019

Chris Larson stated on December 12, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter:

In the past year, Michigan, Minnesota and Illinois passed "highly popular” policies such as paid family leave, one of several issues that have been stymied in Wisconsin by Republicans.

By Sophia Voight• January 30, 2024

United for Care stated on November 06, 2014 in a tweet:

Amendment 2 on medical marijuana won a higher percentage of the vote than the last six Florida governors, including Jeb Bush’s 2002 landslide.

By Joshua Gillin• November 13, 2014

Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy stated on October 11, 2016 in a political advertisement:

"In one Colorado hospital, 50 percent of newborns tested had marijuana in their system."

By Anthony Cave• November 3, 2016

Tammy Baldwin stated on September 14, 2018 in a radio interview:

Says as a Schedule 1 drug, marijuana carries a designation that means it "should not be researched"

By Eric Litke• November 21, 2018

Viral image stated on April 20, 2017 in posts on social media:

"After prohibition ended, police deaths didn't reach 200 a year again until the year Nixon declared war on drugs."

By Will Doran• April 24, 2017

John Morgan stated on February 24, 2014 in a medical marijuana debate at the University of Tampa:

Says Cathy Jordan was "arrested" and dragged out of her home by "a SWAT team of hooligans" for using medical marijuana.

By Joshua Gillin• March 13, 2014

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

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