by Peter Marcus | Jun 13, 2018 | Fake News, homepage slider
Anti-marijuana group Smart Colorado claims that vehicle deaths are up, despite cars being “so much safer these days.” Oh, Smart Colorado. It was a nice try, but this is unfortunately, FAKE NEWS! First of all, after spiking higher for two straight years, traffic deaths...
by Peter Marcus | May 9, 2018 | Fake News, homepage slider
Okay, we’ll admit that a misleading tirade from anti-marijuana group Smart Colorado isn’t quite fake news. Nothing that comes out of the “reefer madness” spin machine that is Smart Colorado really qualifies as news, so we’ll hedge. There are, however, a lot of fake...
by Peter Marcus | Apr 22, 2018 | Fake News, homepage slider
By Patrick Byrne The News Station It was distressing to see CNN publish a shallow and sensationalistic story on its website last Friday linking a transitory increase in some of Colorado’s crime rates with its legal and heavily regulated cannabis industry. Breathlessly...
by Peter Marcus | Apr 8, 2018 | Fake News, homepage slider
No. Thirty-seven people did NOT die on the first day recreational marijuana sales began in Colorado in January 2014. Fake News! It seems like The News Station shouldn’t have to point this out. Sadly, however, we do. Louisiana state Rep. Dodie Horton, a Republican,...
by Peter Marcus | Mar 23, 2018 | Fake News, homepage slider, Uncategorized
Pueblo Police Chief Troy Davenport doubled down on misleading assertions that marijuana legalization has led to a spike in homelessness, despite a comprehensive study that states otherwise. Davenport’s comments came shortly after Colorado State University-Pueblo...
by Peter Marcus | Mar 13, 2018 | Fake News, homepage slider, Opioid Crisis
We’re growing increasingly concerned that marijuana opponents are adding to the opioid epidemic. The latest example comes in a Feb. 22 report by Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) and the Marijuana Accountability Coalition (MAC), two cousin cannabis opposition groups...
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