“Every 37 seconds, someone is arrested for possession of marijuana.”
Gary Chambers
Louisiana Senate candidate. in an ad. Claim dated 18 Jan 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
What PolitiFact found
In recent years, experts say marijuana arrests have happened less frequently than once every 37 seconds. In 2020, there was one marijuana-related arrest every 90 seconds, and one possession arrest about every 99 seconds.
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In short
Gary Chambers (Louisiana Senate candidate) made this claim around 18 January 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 24 January 2022, 6 days later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
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