First Medical Marijuana Ad Causes Controversy
September 3rd, 2010 - 7:42 pm ICT by GD ( 1 comment )By Gina Gomez
Sept 3, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The first ever advertisement of medical marijuana was aired a few days back, raising quite a few eyebrows. The first ever commercial of its kind, it is basically a compilation of testimonials by various people, claiming to have been immensely benefited by the marijuana products of that particular brand. The advertisement was aired by CannaCare in the Sacramento-based affiliate of Fox, KTXL. The commercial shows a young woman vouching that she had gained immense relief upon the usage of CannaCare after she was diagnosed with a certain bone disease. Another woman in the commercial claims the same, having been hit by a drunk driver.
Marijuana and its products have been legalized in 14 states all over the United States, and is prescribed as an anodyne, in limited amounts. However, the airing of the advertisement has caused an uproar in the state. Advocates against the advertisements have put forth their arguments, stating the harm that the commercial might cause to the children, who are likely to get influenced by it. However, hoe long their argument can hold ground is a matter demanding some thought.
Medical marijuana is being marketed as a prescription drug, and advertising prescription drugs is completely legal. Moreover, as the owner of CannaCare, Lanette Davies commented, the people seen in the commercial, campaigning for the drug, are real people speaking in real interviews. Furthermore, the advertisement does not once use the word ‘marijuana,’ nor does it show anyone taking the drug or smoking joints. The nomenclature has been replaced with the word ‘cannabis.’ The camp in favor of the commercial states that it would be impossible to take the CannaCare commercial off air, and not affecting the advertisements of all the other prescription drugs.
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September 4th, 2010 at 5:29 am
$113 billion is spent on marijuana every year in the U.S., and because of the federal prohibition *every* dollar of it goes straight into the hands of criminals. Far from preventing people from using marijuana, the prohibition instead creates zero legal supply amid massive and unrelenting demand.
According to the ONDCP, at least sixty percent of Mexican drug cartel money comes from selling marijuana in the U.S., they protect this revenue by brutally torturing, murdering and dismembering countless innocent people.
If we can STOP people using marijuana then we need to do so NOW, but if we can’t then we need to legalize the production and sale of marijuana to adults with after-tax prices set too low for the cartels to match. One way or the other, we have to force the cartels out of the marijuana market and eliminate their highly lucrative marijuana incomes - no business can withstand the loss of sixty percent of its revenue!
To date, the cartels have amassed more than 100,000 “foot soldiers” and operate in 230 U.S. cities, and Arizona police are now conceding that parts of their state are under cartel control. The longer the cartels are allowed to exploit the prohibition the more powerful they’re going to get and the more our own personal security will be put in jeopardy.