EXHIBIT 01
The "7-fold suicide risk" claim
Traces to a single 2014 study that measured suicide attempts among daily, teen-onset users. Not deaths, and not marijuana use in general.
ATTEMPTS != DEATHSThe public record // Texas cannabis policy
Every claim they bring to the Capitol, on the record.
We check the numbers, the studies, and the affiliations behind the campaign to ban and restrict cannabis in Texas, and we show our sources every time.
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The reports
public claims, checked against the evidence
EXHIBIT 02
Colorado's suicide rate
A Mountain-West "suicide belt" pattern tied to altitude, firearms, and isolation. It predates 2014 legalization by decades.
PRE-DATES 2014EXHIBIT 03
"Grassroots Texas?"
The local "citizens" branding sits on top of a national, out-of-state prohibition network. Follow the structure.
FOLLOW THE STRUCTURE
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The network
how a “Texas” campaign connects to a national operation
NATIONAL
Smart Approaches to Marijuana
Virginia-based
→
PROGRAM
Parent Action Network
launched by SAM, 2022
→
PROJECT
Every Brain Matters
via Parents Opposed to Pot
→
TEXAS STOREFRONT
Citizens for a Safe & Healthy Texas
director relocated from CO, 2018
Sources: SAM / Parent Action Network launch materials (2022); Every Brain Matters & Parents Opposed to Pot published materials; Texas Legislature witness records. Expand this map as you document additional advocates.
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Our method
why this holds up
01 / CLAIMS, NOT PEOPLE
We check claims, not people
We look at public statements, statistics, and affiliations: the things advocates put on the record to move legislation. We stay out of personal and private matters.
02 / EVERYTHING SOURCED
Everything is sourced
Every factual assertion links to a primary source: peer-reviewed studies, government data, court and legislative records, and official filings. Where the science is contested, we say so.
03 / WE CORRECT ERRORS
We correct errors
If we get something wrong, we fix it publicly and note the change. Getting it right is the whole point. Lose that, and there is no reason to trust the site.