Colorado's governor vetoed a bill to allow marijuana retailers to set up "tasting rooms," dashing hopes that the state would be the first to adopt a system letting consumers use marijuana in public spaces.
Viral stories falsely suggest that a NIH fact sheet was “quietly” amended to state that cannabis kills cancer cells.
The "Right to Try" act is aimed at experimental treatments for terminally ill patients, not ending marijuana prohibition on the federal level.
The "Tiny Toker" toyset, featuring kid-sized marijuana paraphernalia, is a not a real product from Fisher-Price.
Arguments made by one sheriff opposed to legalized marijuana are dubious and disputed by police departments that have dealt with legal weed.
The results of a 22-person pilot study have been misrepresented through years of viral reporting and celebrity promotion.
A December announcement by a WHO committee stated that one specific component of marijuana is safe and should not require regulation.
The findings run counter to political arguments against legalizing marijuana for recreational use.
A fake news item falsely led social media users to believe that Florida became one of the states in which recreational marijuana is now legal.
A newspaper editorial gets some facts right, and some wrong, in weighing up the consequences of Colorado's legalization of recreational marijuana.
A spoof video about the notoriously anti-pot Attorney General was produced by a comedy group and managed to trick some viewers.
It is possible to experience some psychoactive effects from secondhand exposure to marijuana smoke, but you'd really have to put effort into it.
Sharing a first name is not the same as sharing an identity.
Facebook hasn't limited your feed to only a certain number of people, and sharing a post saying otherwise won't make any difference.
A quote attributed to the Nazi dictator about the start of World War III is a hoax perpetuated by people not inclined to check for themselves.
The COVID-19 pandemic was blamed for removing coins from circulation, as well as slowing production by the U.S. Mint.
Not all women with short, dark hair are Ghislaine Maxwell.