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wehateporn · 10-23-2016, 02:47 AM

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Opponents of a ballot initiative in Massachusetts that would legalize recreational marijuana are up with a ridiculous new campaign ad that touches on every anti-legalization talking point in 30 seconds.

Titled ?Neighborhoods,? the ad focuses on a mother and daughter driving past a comical number of marijuana dispensaries en route to their local toy store (which is obviously located next door to yet another marijuana shop).

An ominous voiceover warns of thousands of similar dispensaries that sell such nefarious items as edibles that look like candy, which catches the eye of the young daughter from the ad.

The voiceover continues, this time warning that instances of fatal car crashes are up in ?pro-pot states,? and that in Colorado, there are more dispensaries than Starbucks and McDonalds combined. The ad closes with our distraught mother discovering her son Kevin emerging from the pot dispensary. Fade to black.

There?s a lot to unpack here, so let?s go through it piece by piece.

Marijuana edibles made to look like candy does sound like a potential threat to Massachusetts?s youth, if they were being sold at your local Hannafords. But in fact, the sale of pot would be regulated more carefully than cigarettes, and sold only in licensed dispensaries to those 21 years and over. Sorry, kids.

As for car crashes, there?s a lot of data floating out there, none of it conclusive. What we know for sure: there is zero evidence that recreational marijuana has had any effect on the rate of fatal car crashes. The blood tests that medical examiners? offices use aren?t able to accurately determine whether or not traces of THC were enough to impair a driver?s ability to drive.

The ad points to a widely cited NBC News story from 2014 that loudly proclaims ?Pot Fuels Surge in Drugged Driving Deaths.? The article is based on a study that found the number of car crash victims who had marijuana in their system increased threefold between 1999 and 2010, a period during which a dozen states legalized medical marijuana.

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Relic · 10-23-2016, 06:13 AM

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10-23-2016, 02:47 AM	#1
wehateporn Promoting Debate on GFY Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 27,173	The alcohol industry is bankrolling ads to scare you about legal pot Kevin, why are you such a disappointment to your mother? Opponents of a ballot initiative in Massachusetts that would legalize recreational marijuana are up with a ridiculous new campaign ad that touches on every anti-legalization talking point in 30 seconds. Titled ?Neighborhoods,? the ad focuses on a mother and daughter driving past a comical number of marijuana dispensaries en route to their local toy store (which is obviously located next door to yet another marijuana shop). An ominous voiceover warns of thousands of similar dispensaries that sell such nefarious items as edibles that look like candy, which catches the eye of the young daughter from the ad. The voiceover continues, this time warning that instances of fatal car crashes are up in ?pro-pot states,? and that in Colorado, there are more dispensaries than Starbucks and McDonalds combined. The ad closes with our distraught mother discovering her son Kevin emerging from the pot dispensary. Fade to black. There?s a lot to unpack here, so let?s go through it piece by piece. Marijuana edibles made to look like candy does sound like a potential threat to Massachusetts?s youth, if they were being sold at your local Hannafords. But in fact, the sale of pot would be regulated more carefully than cigarettes, and sold only in licensed dispensaries to those 21 years and over. Sorry, kids. As for car crashes, there?s a lot of data floating out there, none of it conclusive. What we know for sure: there is zero evidence that recreational marijuana has had any effect on the rate of fatal car crashes. The blood tests that medical examiners? offices use aren?t able to accurately determine whether or not traces of THC were enough to impair a driver?s ability to drive. The ad points to a widely cited NBC News story from 2014 that loudly proclaims ?Pot Fuels Surge in Drugged Driving Deaths.? The article is based on a study that found the number of car crash victims who had marijuana in their system increased threefold between 1999 and 2010, a period during which a dozen states legalized medical marijuana. Continued https://thinkprogress.org/a-deeply-m...d7a#.7o39rjkit __________________ Sexy Girls Teasing

10-23-2016, 06:13 AM	#2
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