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US WA: Intercity Transit Bus Ad Featuring Marijuana Leaf

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URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v08/n773/a08.html
Newshawk: Oly Hempfest http://www.olyhempfest.com/
Pubdate: Sun, 10 Aug 2008
Source: Olympian, The (WA)
Copyright: 2008 The Olympian
Contact: http://drugsense.org/url/51PidAHv
Website: http://www.theolympian.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/319
Author: Christian Hill, The Olympian

INTERCITY TRANSIT BUS AD FEATURING MARIJUANA LEAF UPSETS SOME

An advertisement featuring a marijuana leaf that's on the sides of some Intercity Transit buses has drawn complaints. 

Intercity Transit received complaints from two residents and one bus operator about the content of the Olympia Hempfest ad, which includes the image of a marijuana leaf and the phrase "Equal Rights are for Everybody," said Meg Kester, an agency spokeswoman.  The Olympian also received a complaint about the advertisements. 

Intercity Transit forbids advertising on its buses that is obscene, defamatory, racist, sexist or "that is directed at producing imminent lawless action and is likely to produce such action." The agency does not endorse any issue or product advertised on its buses, the exception being self-promotion, according to its policies.  All political and issue advertisements identify who sponsored them. 

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