PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Former U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., recently organized a national group to oppose the legalization of marijuana. Project SAM, for Smart Approaches to Marijuana, also calls for limiting medical marijuana use to non-smoked forms of the drug.
After the launch of Project SAM, a Providence group called Protect Families First took issue with some of Kennedy's positions, saying they don't address the problem of children's access to drugs.
In a news release issued Jan. 10 -- the same day Project SAM was announced in Denver -- Protect Families First listed several statistics, including this one: "The average age of first marijuana use is 12, the lowest ever and still declining."
PolitiFact Rhode Island examined their claim and ruled it False. Read the complete analysis here.