Vegas Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Have you guys noticed the amount of satirical sources popping up more and more. Some of them are funny, some are just stupid. However, be careful what sources we use these days, we may think it's a valid source when it could be just one of those fake, but funny, ones. This one is my favorite, LOL!! Marijuana Overdoses Kill 37 in Colorado On First Day of Legalization Jan 02, 2014 Colorado is reconsidering its decision to legalize recreational pot following the deaths of dozens due to marijuana overdoses. According to a report in the Rocky Mountain News, 37 people were killed across the state on Jan. 1, the first day the drug became legal for all adults to purchase. Several more are clinging onto life in local emergency rooms and are not expected to survive. "It's complete chaos here," says Dr. Jack Shepard, chief of surgery at St. Luke's Medical Center in Denver. "I've put five college students in body bags since breakfast and more are arriving every minute. "We are seeing cardiac arrests, hypospadias, acquired trimethylaminuria and multiple organ failures. By next week the death toll could go as high as 200, maybe 300. Someone needs to step in and stop this madness. My god, why did we legalize marijuana? What were we thinking?" Rainin' Fire in the SkyColorado and Washington state approved the sale of marijuana for recreational use in November though statewide ballot measures. Under the new policies pot is legal for adult use, regulated like alcohol and heavily taxed. One of the principal arguments of legalization advocates was that cannabis has long been considered safer than alcohol and tobacco and was not thought not to cause overdose. But a brave minority tried to warn Coloradans of the drug's dangers. "We told everyone this would happen," says Peter Swindon, president and CEO of local brewer MolsonCoors. "Marijuana is a deadly hardcore drug that causes addiction and destroys lives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sole result Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 What separates "fake sources" and "faked facts" creating the same reality within real time two different ways? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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