New Jersey TV Stations Air First Medical Marijuana Ad
Some TV stations in New Jersey aired the first medical marijuana ad this week.
The ad, which aired on Comcast stations, compares medical marijuana to sushi, ABC News
reports. An actor who plays a dealer says, “Yo, you want sushi? I got
sushi. I got the best sushi.” He opens his coat to reveal it is lined
with sushi. “Ain’t nobody sellin’ but me.” At the end of the ad, a
woman’s voice says, “You wouldn’t buy your sushi from this guy, so why
would you buy your marijuana from him?”
The ad was created by MarijuanaDoctors.com,
which works in states with legalized medical marijuana to connect
patients with doctors who will prescribe it. Currently 20 states and
Washington, D.C., have enacted medical marijuana laws.
“We felt the viewing public would agree that in the states providing
safe access, continuing to obtain medicine illegally is as absurd as
purchasing raw fish from a drug dealer,” Jason Draizin, founder and CEO
of MarijuanaDoctors.com, said in a news release.
According to Comcast spokeswoman Melissa Kennedy, the ads will only
air in states where medical marijuana is legal, between 10 p.m. and 5
a.m. It will not run during children’s and family programming, she said.
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