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Has Phillip Morris Introduced 'Marlboro M' Marijuana Cigarettes?

We've fact-checked many pot rumors over the years.

by Liz Donaldson, Jan. 23, 2014


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In 2025, recreational marijuana is legal in 24 states, or nearly half of the U.S. However, that doesn't mean old wives' tales about pot have suddenly stopped spreading high and low across the internet.

Snopes' newsroom has encountered its fair share of claims about cannabis use over the years, from the origins of 4/20 —"marijuana culture's high holiday" — to its supposed health benefits (or side effects).

To mark this year's 4/20, we dug through our archives to bring you 20 fact checks about marijuana.


By Liz Donaldson

Liz is an Editorial Assistant who has labored in Snopes' folklore mines since 2005.

The Origins of 420

Sept. 14, 2002

The story of how the code '420' entered drug parlance as a term signifying the time to light up ...

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Did a 1930s Marijuana Expert Testify that the Drug Turned Him into a Bat?

Feb. 22, 2023

According to decades of lore, federal marijuana expert James Munch testified in court that two p ...

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Did This Cough Syrup Really Contain Morphine and Weed?

May 18, 2023

"One Night Cough Syrup" was reportedly flying off the shelves in the late 1800s.

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Kamala Harris Once Said She Listens to Snoop Dogg and Tupac and Admitted To Smoking Weed in College

Aug. 21, 2024

A revelatory 2019 interview featuring the now-vice president resurfaced online in 2024.

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Is 'Puff the Magic Dragon' About Marijuana?

Jan. 19, 2001

'Puff the Magic Dragon' is what its writers have always claimed it to be: a song about the inno ...

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Hand holding joint.

Is It Possible to Get High from Secondhand Marijuana Smoke?

Jan. 5, 2018

It is possible to experience some psychoactive effects from secondhand exposure to marijuana smo ...

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Is Marijuana Legalization Linked to Increased Violent Crime?

March 1, 2017

Although this claim appears to be making its way into political talking points regarding recreat ...

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Did Willie Nelson Quit Smoking Weed?

Dec. 6, 2019

His spokeswoman noted he does whatever he wants when it comes to smoking anything.

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Were Two Altar Boys Arrested for Putting Marijuana in a Cathedral's Censer?

Dec. 6, 2018

"Surely people have left the cathedral happier than ever."

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Did JFK Use Marijuana as President?

Oct. 6, 2016

Although medical records of JFK's hidden health struggles included use of unconventional drugs, ...

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Gavel with marijuana leaf

Did Most States That Legalized Marijuana Use Ban Marijuana Users from Owning Guns?

Jan. 18, 2019

A meme misrepresented the reasons why it is illegal for cannabis users to also be gun owners.

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Can Marijuana Help Heal Broken Bones?

Nov. 26, 2016

Several studies suggest that a specific constituent of cannabis could aid in the healing of brok ...

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Jimmy Carter's Cancer Cured by Marijuana?

Dec. 8, 2015

Former president Jimmy Carter did not say that his cancer was cured by medical marijuana.

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Did the World Health Organization Declare Medical Marijuana Has No Health Risks?

April 11, 2018

A December announcement by a WHO committee stated that one specific component of marijuana is sa ...

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Cameron Diaz Bought Weed from Snoop Dogg in High School?

July 13, 2024

Diaz and Snoop Dogg both attended California's Long Beach Polytechnic High School.

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Does Marijuana Contain "Alien DNA" from Outside Our Solar System?

July 23, 2018

An article’s factually ridiculous headline attempted to demonstrate people’s proclivity to share ...

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Can Marijuana Use Lead to Simultaneous Screaming and Vomiting?

Dec. 7, 2017

A story employed the colorful portmanteau term "scromiting" to describe an illness potentially r ...

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Marijuana in Lucky Strike

June 12, 2006

Did some packs of Lucky Strikes contain marijuana?

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Hand holding marijuana plant growing indoors

What Were the Consequences of Legalizing Weed in Colorado?

Feb. 14, 2018

A newspaper editorial gets some facts right, and some wrong, in weighing up the consequences of ...

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Has Phillip Morris Introduced 'Marlboro M' Marijuana Cigarettes?

Jan. 23, 2014

Reports that Phillip Morris is bringing 'Marlboro M' brand marijuana cigarettes to market starte ...

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