“On my first day in office, through executive order, we will legalize marijuana in every state in this country.”
Bernie Sanders
Democratic presidential candidate. a rally in Iowa. Claim dated 31 Jan 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisHe can't, experts say
In short
Bernie Sanders (Democratic presidential candidate) made this claim around 31 January 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 9 March 2020, 38 days later. Its rating was “He can't, experts say”.
Bernie Sanders has 49 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 6 of them false or fake, 35 misleading or mixed and 4 true.
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- marijuanamoment.nethttps://www.marijuanamoment.net/could-bernie-sanders-actually-legalize-marijuana-nationwi…
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