A story from humor-filled newspaper The Daily Currant has reportedly led some readers into believing 37 people actually died after overdosing on Marijuana in Colorado the first day the substance became legal in the state ABC 7 the Denver Channel reported Friday.
"Dr. Jack Shepard was a character on the TV show "Lost" the Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center said in a press release. "There is no such doctor as Jack Shepard on our medical staff. "There have been no deaths due to marijuana at our hospital. The article is a completely fabricated work of fiction created by 'The Daily Currant.'"
Several people took to YouTube and Twitter to express their feelings about the article.
"This story just blows me away," a man said in a YouTube video. "Thirty-seven people died in Colorado on New Year's Day when marijuana was legalized the man said. Doctors say they expect hundreds more imminent deaths. This is more deaths than an average day in Iraq and the Afghanistan wars combined."
The man then updated his comments after learning the incidents didn't really happen. "This story ended up being a hoax! I got sucked in by a 'news article' published in The Daily Currant, a satirical web site that falsely quoted The Rocky Mountain News as its reference source about the (fictitious) 37 deaths from marijuana drug overdoses," the man said in the post The Denver Channel reported.
"So do we blame pot, or do we blame the users? Do you blame alcohol for alcohol related deaths including DUI, or..." Twitter user Bryan Tann said on his account.
"I have to reconsider my statement b4. #marijuana kills around 37 people in the 1st time legalization due to #overdoes," Twitter user Riley Du said on his account.
The article said the issue to legalize marijuana is being given a second thought the Denver Channel reported.
