So @DonLemonTonight would have you believe that weed is being secretly laced with Fentanyl and sold on the dark web. They even had an "expert on to say so.
It's not. That's a myth that has been repeatedly debunked. See here. buzzfeednews.com/article/danver…
It's not. That's a myth that has been repeatedly debunked. See here. buzzfeednews.com/article/danver…
The "expert" they had on was a professor of cybersecurity and technology from John Jay College, Adam Scott Wandt. Here's his bio. He may know many things about the dark web, I'm not sure. I know he cannot speak about recreational use of Fentanyl. 
Nevertheless he held himself out as able to do that and confidently stated that dealers do in fact cut weed with Fentanyl.
It's so problematic to go on national TV and pretend to be an expert in something you're not.
It's so problematic to go on national TV and pretend to be an expert in something you're not.
It's even more problematic for @CNN not to do their research and put on someone like that and represent them as an expert.
If you want to have someone talk about drugs and the way drugs work on the brain, get an expert in neuropsychopharmacology.
If you want to have someone talk about drugs and the way drugs work on the brain, get an expert in neuropsychopharmacology.
One thing I love about our show is we *don't* do this.
When we did a segment on Fentanyl, for instance, we had @drcarlhart on as a guest. Covering a story accurately is usually much more interesting than doing this sort of lazy reporting you see on mainstream TV.
When we did a segment on Fentanyl, for instance, we had @drcarlhart on as a guest. Covering a story accurately is usually much more interesting than doing this sort of lazy reporting you see on mainstream TV.
PS It will torture me for a short while that I left the second quotation mark off "expert" in the first tweet, but I not redo the entire thread.
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