“A study was done, a post-mortem, so a retrospective study done, looking at autopsies and drug levels, what drugs were in the blood of veterans that committed suicide, and 70 percent had THC.”
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in the Texas Senate. Claim dated 22 May 2019.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
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This claim spread on social media around 22 May 2019. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 15 July 2019, 54 days later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
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