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Pro-marijuana spot running in Times Square

March 21, 2010 - 23:22

This ad is now shown on the CBS “Super Billboard” (26 foot by 20 foot) in New York City’s Times Square through May 31, 2010. The message “Money can grow on trees” is from the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws Foundation (NORML).
The ad—15 seconds long, with no sound—is based around NORML’s assertion that legalizing the drug could raise more than $30 billion annually in new tax revenue, while saving an additional $15 billion in law-enforcement costs.

“Regulating the adult use of marijuana in a manner similar to alcohol could raise over $30 billion annually in new tax revenue, while saving an additional $15 [...]

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