USA Today - POT SMUGGLING! out of Colorado .... Or Wyoming ... whatev's

[underpants]

High There! USA Today Covers Colorado Marijuana Smuggling, Highlights Wrong State
by J.D. Durkin | 6:54 am, May 16th, 2016 45

Poor Wyoming!

Some of the good folks over at USA TODAY apparently got their pie charts, colorful maps, and states all confused this weekend during a story about the marijuana smuggling efforts out of Colorado. Instead of correctly identifying where on the map Colorado was located, TODAY instead put the emphasis on Wyoming, the Centennial State’s neighbor to the north.

“Authorities say they’ve intercepted thousands of shipments of marijuana leaving Colorado, destined for sale on the black market in other states,” reads the graphic’s lede. Wyoming is then noted in dark blue with accompanying arrows suggesting that people nationwide are smoking the good stuff.

Twitter predictably had a field day with the mishap, with many wondering aloud if some of that good Colorado bud made its way to the USA TODAY offices.

WHOOPS!

[Warren DeMontague]

1. Yes, because lord knows no one in the rest of the US was smoking pot before some states legalized.

[Warren DeMontague]

2. "THEY'RE BOTH, LIKE, SQUARE, BRAH"

Shapes are confusing!

[underpants]

3. LOL

They were a bit high, huh'

[Stuart G]

4. I agree with underpants.. USA doesn't know Wyoming from Colorado .LOL

One of the greatest mistakes ever...you got to link to see this one...see op..

USA Today...had a map that showed Wyoming to be Colorado ...that is the idiot that did the story did not know his/her geography of the United States.....see original post to get this...incredible.....!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

5. Who doesn't mix up states like that?

Like Vermont and New Hampshire. Or Alabama / Mississippi. Same place. Unless, of course, if you live there.

[maxsolomon]

6. Or North and South Dakota?

There's no way to tell them apart!

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

7. The moss on the trees can tell the difference ...

North Dakota doesn't HAVE trees.