International Space Station cannabis experiment hoax

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... is edited from this picture, showing Hadfield holding an Easter egg bag.

The International Space Station cannabis experiment hoax is an Internet hoax that purports to show an image of Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield holding a large baggie of cannabis to demonstrate an experiment concerning getting high by smoking cannabis on the International Space Station. According to Snopes and other websites, the image appeared on Facebook around November 26, 2018;[1][2] Hadfield replied on Twitter to another similar hoax or possibly the same image in 2016.[3] The photograph is a doctored image of Hadfield holding a plastic zipper storage bag containing Easter eggs,[4] which Hadfield tweeted in 2013.[5] In Hadfield's 2013 autobiography An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth (predating the hoax), he described the bag of eggs being permanently stowed on the station for the crew during that holiday.[6]

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  1. ^ Dan Evon (26 November 2018). "Did Astronaut Chris Hadfield Test the Effects of Marijuana in Space?". Snopes. A photograph shows astronaut Chris Hadfield holding what looks like a bag of marijuana aboard the International Space Station.
  2. ^ Brendan Bures (November 28, 2018). "Despite What's On Facebook, Astronauts Don't Smoke Weed In Space". The Fresh Toast. Seattle.
  3. ^ Chris Hadfield [@cmdr_hadfield] (September 24, 2016). "Easter Eggs :) The crew loved them, a surprise for each, full of chocolate and small gifts from home" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ Jason Puckett; Nicholette LeMaitre; David Tregde (November 30, 2018). "VERIFY: No, astronauts didn't sneak a bag of marijuana on board the ISS". Cleveland: WKYC. Did astronaut Chris Hadfield bring on board a bag of weed like this photo implies? Verify explains.
  5. ^ Tariq Malik (March 31, 2013). "Astronaut celebrates Easter in space (Easter eggs, included)". NBC News.
  6. ^ Hadfield, Chris (2013). What Going to Space Taught Me About Ingenuity, Determination, and Being Prepared for Anything. Little, Brown. OCLC 1309101764.
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