Tuesday, 31 October 2017

Alabama Legalizing Recreational And Medical Marijuana Is A Hoax

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Alabama Govenor Kay Ivey passing a law legalizing recreational and medical marijuana in the state is false. There is no truth to the report that the state of Alabama would be allowing the use of recreational and medical marijuana. Alabama has some of the harshest marijuana penalties in the country.


Possession of even a single joint is punishable by up to a year of incarceration. It is clear these laws have not been successful, and new evidence shows that Alabama’s laws are not being evenly enforced.


Where did this fake news originate? Prank website React365 posted the fake news article reporting that marijuana was legalized in Alabama. You can read the fake news below.


Govenor Kay Ivey passed a law legalizing the use of recreational and medicinal marijuana for the state of Alabama

As of November, first 2017 marijuana will be legal

Overall support for legalize marijuana has hit 64 30 states in the district of Columbia currently have laws broadly legalizing marijuana

I knew Gallup poll released earlier this month shows that a record high percentage of Americans now support legalizing marijuana


For the first time immaturity of Republicans are in favor of legalizing marijuana as well


Update coming soon


However, there is no truth to the news, according to Hoax Alert. If the poor grammar and typo-laden story were not enough to indicate that it was a hoax (despite referencing a real Gallup poll), React365’s disclaimer clearly states that articles should not be taken seriously:


This website is an entertainment website, news are created by users. These are humourous news, fantasy, fictional, that should not be seriously taken or as a source of information.


In fact, the above story, is an exact copy save some minor changes from a hoax involving Virginia legalizing marijuana. exact same article appeared but about Virginia and it wasn’t true either:


Govenor Terry McAuliffe passed a law legalizing the use of recreational and medicinal marijuana for the state of Virginia

As of November, first 2017 marijuana will be legal

Overall support for legalize marijuana has hit 64 30 states in the district of Columbia currently have laws broadly legalizing marijuana

I knew Gallup poll released earlier this month shows that a record high percentage of Americans now support legalizing marijuana


For the first time immaturity of Republicans are in favor of legalizing marijuana as well


Update coming soon


Currently, 29 states and Washington D.C. have laws legalizing marijuana in some form, according to Governing.com. Neither Virginia nor Texas have any such legalization laws at this time.


Here are some examples of people sharing the hoax story on social media:










Hoaxes created on React365 often end up attracting a lot of attention because they look genuine when shared on social media. Users simply produce a fake title, write a short description and select a relevant image to create a prank, which is meant to trick family and friends.


Have you seen the hoax story about Virginia legalizing marijuana circulating social media? What are your thoughts on prank news websites? Let us know in the comments section.



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