Fact-Checking The Ads On Marijuana Legalization

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October 19, 2016

Meghna Chakrabarti
Alison Bruzek

An ad from the Yes on 4 group who has proposed legalizing recreational marijuana featuring Tom Nolan and an ad from the Campaign for A Safe and Healthy Massachusetts who opposes legalization. (YouTube)

A WBUR poll out today shows that 55 percent of likely voters say they favor legalizing recreation marijuana in the state, up from 50 percent last month. The margin of error for the poll is 4 percent.

We held our ballot question debate on legalizing marijuana last month, but we want to revisit the issue to fact check some of the claims, including new ads from either side.

Guests

Kevin Hill, addiction psychiatrist and director of the Substance Abuse Consultation Service in McLean Hospital’s Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse. He tweets @DrKevinHill.

Martha Bebinger, WBUR health reporter. She tweets @MBebinger.

This segment aired on October 19, 2016.

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