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Cannabis has been the subject of many hoaxes, urban legends and fake news. Cannabis causes psychosis – no medical evidence has shown causation. Monsanto GMO cannabis hoax – Purports that Monsanto has created genetically modified cannabis. Debunked by multiple sources including Monsanto with "standing denial" on "Myths About Monsanto" webpage.
Harvest Farm Group was a fictional cannabis industry entity established as part of a three-year scam. The perpetrator, Mark Roy Anderson – a repeat con artist and disbarred attorney who had recently been released from prison [ 1 ] – was charged by the US government with multiple counts of wire fraud .
(The real KBOI site has since moved to a new domain, IdahoNews.com.) The sole purpose of the fake KBOI site was to spread an April Fool's Day joke regarding Justin Bieber being banned in the state. [157] [158] KCST7.com KCST7.com Impostor site, per PolitiFact [1] KF13.com KF13.com Impostor site, per PolitiFact [1] klponews.com klponews.com [23]
Meanwhile, licensing files show the state’s seed-to-sale inventory system contains faulty data, including missing crops, misidentified products and safety tests that don’t match the goods sold.
Scams and confidence tricks are difficult to classify, because they change often and often contain elements of more than one type. Throughout this list, the perpetrator of the confidence trick is called the "con artist" or simply "artist", and the intended victim is the "mark".
Phishing scams happen when you receive an email that looks like it came from a company you trust (like AOL), but is ultimately from a hacker trying to get your information. All legitimate AOL Mail will be marked as either Certified Mail , if its an official marketing email, or Official Mail , if it's an important account email.
The good news is that scams operate in many known area codes, so you can avoid being the next victim simply by honing in on the list of scammer phone numbers. Read Next: 6 Unusual Ways To Make ...
Cannabis Science, Inc. is a biotech company based in Irvine, California. The company was incorporated in 2009 and formerly traded under the ticker CBIS on the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board until October 2019, when their SEC license was revoked.