The pot brownies food stamps hoax was a hoax and urban legend circulated the internet around 2014 claiming that marijuana brownies, commonly known pot brownies, could be purchased in Colorado with food stamps from the United States Department of Agriculture. Snopes.com debunked the hoax, stating that it originated with the satirical and fake news website National Report. The Department of Agriculture, part of the U.S. Federal government, treats cannabis as a Schedule I narcotic, not a food.[1][2][3][4][5]
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- ^ Mikkelson, David (September 13, 2014). "Fact Check: Colorado Pot Shop Accepting Food Stamps – Taxpayer Funded Marijuana for Welfare Recipients". Snopes.com. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
- ^ Bartels, Lynn (January 14, 2014). "Fake report about Colorado pot shops, food stamps creates havoc". The Denver Post. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
- ^ "Colorado bill targets fears that food stamp money is used for marijuana". The Guardian. January 30, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
- ^ "Colorado considers ban on welfare cards at pot shops". Chicago Tribune. January 30, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
- ^ 21 CFR 1308.11 Archived 2009-08-27 at the Wayback Machine (CSA Sched I) with changes through 77 FR 64032 (October 18, 2012). Retrieved November 25, 2018.