Claim(permalink)
“Studies have consistently failed to establish the existence of a link between the harshness of a country’s drug laws and its levels of drug use.”
✓politifact rating: mostly credible; published on 2016-04-21
Factors
veracity
mostly credible
Political Leaning
left political leaning
Sentiment
neutral sentiment
Date published
2016-04-21
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