by Marijuana Moment | Jan 7, 2019 | Fake News, homepage slider
The cannabis industry faces a lot of unsubstantiated criticism. Some of it is simply misguided; some of it is flat out fake news. We’re not sure where this one lies, but it’s a great example of how to handle seemingly outlandish claims — and from a national...
by Peter Marcus | Dec 17, 2018 | Fake News, homepage slider, Uncategorized
Teens are consuming less marijuana since legalization, despite false claims by opponents who spread Fake News to the contrary. The latest example comes in a Fox News piece during a panel discussion between Colorado State Rep. Jonathan Singer, D-Longmont, and opioid...
by Peter Marcus | Dec 8, 2018 | Fake News, homepage slider, Uncategorized
Oh, Fox & Friends. What will you come up with next? During a recent segment, Fox & Friends host Brian Kilmeade claimed, “THC is addicting I know so many people, they say they were told one thing and they end up getting addicted to it. That is an...
by Peter Marcus | Jun 21, 2018 | Fake News, homepage slider
Science makes debunking Fake News super easy. Whenever cannabis opponents say, “But what about the children!?” marijuana proponents get to say, “They’re fine. Because. Science.” The latest federal scientific survey of high school students nationally shows that in...
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...
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