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This ad claims, "In one Colorado hospital, 50 percent of newborns tested had marijuana in their system." Half True, reports PolitiFact: "That hospital -- St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center -- did have more than 45 percent of their newborn babies tested test positive for marijuana in their systems. The big issue with the talking point is it cherry-picks one month of data. Overall, from January 2015 through September 2016, almost 1 in 3 newborn babies tested for marijuana at St. Mary-Corwin came up positive for marijuana in their systems."

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Anti-recreational marijuana ad cherry-picks data for claim on newborn babies and pot
November 3, 2016

The ad claimed, "In one Colorado hospital, 50 percent of newborns tested had marijuana in their system."

That hospital -- St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center -- did have more than 45 percent of their newborn babies tested test positive for marijuana in their systems.

The big issue with the talking point is it cherry-picks one month of data. Overall, from January 2015 through September 2016, almost 1 in 3 newborn babies tested for marijuana at St. Mary-Corwin came up positive for marijuana in their systems.

That’s not half, but it’s still pretty high. We rate the ad’s claim Half True.

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