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Is the Trump Administration Set to Legalize Medical Marijuana 'in All 50 States'?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
May 30, 2018 The "Right to Try" act is aimed at experimental treatments for terminally ill patients, not endi ...
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Did the National Cancer Institute 'Finally Admit' That Marijuana Kills Cancer?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Jun 4, 2018 Viral stories falsely suggest that a NIH fact sheet was “quietly” amended to state that cannabis ...
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Does Marijuana Contain "Alien DNA" from Outside Our Solar System?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Jul 23, 2018 An article’s factually ridiculous headline attempted to demonstrate people’s proclivity to share ...
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Did Growers in Colorado Crossbreed Marijuana with a Venus Flytrap?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Sep 9, 2018 A video purportedly documenting a new strain of marijuana that was crossbred with a Venus flytra ...
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Did Canada Pay Off Entire Federal Debt One Day After Marijuana Legalization?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Oct 22, 2018 "You’re crippled with debt one day, and the next it’s all vanished into thin air."
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Did Canadians Face a Major Donut Shortage After the First Day of Cannabis Legalization?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Oct 22, 2018 "Tim Hortons in seven different provinces were forced to close earlier than usual for lack of st ...
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Did a Biology Student Cross a Marijuana Plant with Strawberries?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Nov 29, 2018 This would be handy if you were looking for a nice blended pot smoothie.
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Is a Newly Introduced Congressional Marijuana Bill Actually Numbered H.R. 420?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Jan 10, 2019 "The bill number may be a bit tongue-in-cheek,” U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer told a local newspaper ...
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Did Most States That Legalized Marijuana Use Ban Marijuana Users from Owning Guns?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Jan 18, 2019 A meme misrepresented the reasons why it is illegal for cannabis users to also be gun owners.
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Did Willie Nelson Quit Smoking Weed?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Dec 6, 2019 His spokeswoman noted he does whatever he wants when it comes to smoking anything.
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Justin Trudeau to Pardon All Prisoners Convicted of a Marijuana Offence

Written by:
Dan Evon
Jul 18, 2016 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has not freed from prison and expunged the record of ever ...
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FALSE: Clinical Study Will Pay You $3,000 Per Week to Smoke Marijuana

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Nov 30, 2015 Sorry, it's fake news: the federal government isn't paying study participants a generous weekly ...
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Jimmy Carter's Cancer Cured by Marijuana?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Dec 8, 2015 Former president Jimmy Carter did not say that his cancer was cured by medical marijuana.
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Colorado Rockies Baseball Team to Sell Marijuana Brownies at Their Concession Stands?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Mar 23, 2016 Reports that the Colorado Rockies baseball team have opted to add pot brownies to the treats ava ...
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Will a 'Green Moon' Appear in April 2018?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Mar 27, 2016 A 'green moon' hoax has been updated to incorporate humorous references to marijuana.
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Drug Law Lobbying by Corrections Corporation of America

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Apr 4, 2016 The quote used by a popular meme about cannabis legalization and for-profit prisons is accurate, ...
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Can You Use Food Stamps to Purchase Marijuana?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Sep 12, 2014 Despite what some people may think they've read, you still can't use food stamps to purchase mar ...
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The Origins of 420

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Sep 13, 2002 The story of how the code '420' entered drug parlance as a term signifying the time to light up ...
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Did Monsanto Create the First Genetically Modified Strain of Marijuana?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Apr 15, 2015 "Critics fear genetically modified cannabis will mix with other strains and could destroy the di ...
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Texas to Permit Medicinal and Recreational Marijuana Use

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Sep 21, 2014 Texas has legalized the use of marijuana for treating a form of epilepsy, but not for other medi ...
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