After serving up 38 million ads from a group supporting the legalization of marijuana since August 7, Facebook told the group on August 16 that it could no longer use a pot leaf in its ad, since it might promote smoking.
“The image in question was no longer acceptable for use in Facebook ads,” wrote Facebook spokesman Andrew Noyes in an e-mail to Wired.com. “The image of a marijuana leaf is classified with all smoking products and therefore is not acceptable under our policies.”
But the Just Say Now campaign contests that Facebook isn’t harshing on their mellow — it’s censoring them, especially given that marijuana legalization is on the ballot in the upcoming election in California. And it’s calling on its supporters — some 6,000 fans on its Facebook page — to swap out their profile picture for an image of a pot leaf with a banned box over it.
“We aren’t trying to sell people pot. This is a policy issue,” Hamsher told Wired.com, noting that more than 50 percent of inmates in the federal prison system were there on drug charges and that law-and-order types like former Reagan administration lawyer Bruce Fein support decriminalization. “The time is right for this and Facebook shutting this down is a real blow when we are trying to open up a conversation…”
“It seems like a decision made to appease somebody’s grandma,” Hamsher said.
Or a decision made to appease some nanny investor.
I’m sure they kept the ad money from that advert.
“It seems like a decision made to appease somebody’s grandma,” Hamsher said.
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& it is grandma’s nonexistent Jesus which disapproveth of MJ—& graphical representations thereof.
If you want to see laws, regulations, whatever wait until it’s legalized. It will really be “harshing on their mellow”.
Groovy Marsha.
So, no second coming?
It just adds to my smug satisfaction that I’ve never visited facebook.
‘tards!
They ban depictions of tobacco, which is legal.
Perhaps someone should suggest they take down the teabagger ads, as they promote violence against elected officials. 😉
Big Bro in action.
Slow news day?
ZZZZZzzzz….
Their site, their rules. If you don’t like it, don’t advertise there.
And I too have never visited Facebook. Nor do I plan on it any time soon.
So those fuckheads at Facebook won’t allow an image of a fine cigar either?
FUCK THEM!
FUCKING progressive shitheads.
The fucking country is going to fucking hell because of dipshits like these. And this includes anybody who agrees with their policies, including every fucking progressive democrat liberal shit head.
All the smokers are on Headbook anyway…
I’m all for legalization, but it’s a private company, they can pick their advertisers. I prefer 3rd party clients anyways, so I hardly ever see the regular Facebook page.
Well, no wonder they banned it. That shot shows the Marijuana’s …you know… thingie.
Im pretty sure my grandmother tokes up.
So, does this mean Marijuana is in the same league as Mohammed? Neither one can have a picture displayed, or risk burning in the eyes of a fatwa (or for MJ — a fat one)?
Well, I am sure it means that the letter “13” will stricken from the alphabet
FUCK Facebook.
I know it’s childish, but that’s how I feel.
Fuck Facebook.
-I’ll take “nanny investor” for $200 please…
-and the answer is: Just as Mr. O and his lackies [congress] -seems to have a penchant for passing controversial legislation (that gets/cons votes to cross the isle) and then by some miracle, something happens which allows him to reneg “cleanly” on the deal, piss everyone off and continue unabated with his agenda..
WELL… historically, the repubs will re-gain control this midterm cycle and well, we all know how found they are of MJ..
So.. in parting, should the dems somehow fail at rigging the midterms, the repubs will re-gain control and once again, “snatch” away any hope of the ebil MJ plant being allowed to fall into the hands of those ebil cancer patients, who, as we will no doubt soon learn, -must somehow be related to some terror faction from the years 2649BC.
-but don’t you DARE touch them poppies n Afghanistan. (unless a CNN news crew is on the way..)
See? -all makes perfect sense. welcome to Politics 101..
-s
I bet we see marijuana legalized in 5 years or less.
If you support legalization, visit Potlegalization.com and tell us why.