Some local network affiliates refuse to run the ad below, but if you don't fast forward through commercials, you might see the one below on your boob tube:
In this ad a real marijuana user who smokes real marijuana really wants to pay her fair share in taxes in order to help alleviate California's budget crisis. It's a plea from the Marijuana Policy Project to make legal and tax (heavily) marijuana.
Find this ad effective? Surprised some affiliates opted not to run it? The Marijuana Policy Project made this statement about the rejections:
KABC in Los Angeles, KGO in San Francisco and KNTV in San Francisco/San Jose
refused to air the ad. KNTV has offered no explanation beyond an email stating,
"Standards rejected the spot." KGO said they were "not comforable" with it. KABC
president/general manager Arnie Klein insisted in a phone conversation that the
ad promotes marijuana use. Broadcast stations planning to air the ad include
CBS, ABC and Fox affiliates.
We are astonished that three major California TV stations chose to censor a
discussion that Governor Schwarzenegger has said our state should have on an
issue supported by 56 percent of voters, according to the Field poll," said
Aaron Smith, MPP California policy director. "The 2 million Californians who use
marijuana in a given month deserve to have their voices heard -- and their tax
dollars should help solve the fiscal emergency that threatens our schools,
police and parks."
Of course, stations have the right to decide what they find to be acceptable, but do you think the above ad promotes marijuana use? We want to hear from you.
