“In 2017, we had more marijuana possession arrests in our country than all other violent crimes combined.”
Social media posts
In an interview. Claim dated 5 Jul 2019.
PolitiFact rated thisTrue
In short
This claim spread on social media around 5 July 2019. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 11 July 2019, 6 days later. Its rating was “True”.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv9brW1gnRE
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