CBS bans ads calling for marijuana legalization

I guess people might smoke some purply pot instead of take zoloft or what have you. They're affraid that people might heal themselves Jesus's (or whoever's) way instead of pharmas way. Can't have that now, can we?

I couldn't agree more, but CBS is not alone. They all do it. They 'spin' what they want, when they want. Mainstream media is responsible for many of the problems we have today.

Ugh You are so very right!

You can ask all you want but I don't see them doing it any time soon. that would be to much for main stream to handle. Remember most people still believe that it is a harmful drug that leads to harder drug use.

you know how i roll.....

while that is true, current TV is supposed to be a station that doesnt sensor what is really happening in the world today. and this last minute flip flop is something pretty big because this is denying people a form of education on a subject they have been ill informed about.

so i think current TV should be on top of this... i also think NORML should have came to current TV to put out marijuana law reform ads.

current is a station that is also supposed to be one of the ways peoples voices get out to the public and mainstream media. so lets all talk to current about how we feel about marijuana law reform... its gonna take all of us to get anything done, remember there is strength in numbers.

my question is, are any of those ads going to get air time? if so on what channels.

All that is fine till it goes againest main stream. Then they won't touch it with a ten foot pole. Other wise we would get the truth about what is really happening. Big Pharm and the cotten industry would take a big hit. Not to mention what it would do to the State Corections Facelaty. There are people getting filthy rich off of pot smokers. Not to mention the fact that the Goverment would have to admit they lied to us for what fifty or sixty years now. Current Is not going to buck the system very hard. There would be to much back lash.

now that is completely true. im glad you agree with me on that aspect.

but that is still no excuse for allowing this horrible injustice to continue unchecked. we as the people have to make our voices heard by means that the mainstream media cannot control and the best way to do that is word of mouth.

BUT, if the people get their point across to current then current TV will get the idea that many of its viewers are pro legalization, and they would have to investigate the matter of cannabis prohibition further. these shows about the narco state and the criminal aspect of the marijuana trade does cannabis no justice.

im just saying im tired of people being afraid of the govt. and big crop's, we will never get anything done if they fear the opposition. i want to bring this matter of cannabis prohibition straight to the people of the world. and whats worse is that most corporations dont fear the opposition, they just get paid to basically blow us off.

pot was proven not to be a 'gateway drug' years ago, not only by socioligists, the medical establishment, but even law enforcement agencies.

"backlash". like the networks or other mainstram media would fear. Not the Current that we all know, right?

Yeah, the less you hear, the easier it is to keep your mind closed and thus the easier it will be to maintain your holier-than-thou self-love. Forget about all the people in jail for it, screw them, they don't count, they're not human because they are not in line with the rest of the sheep like you are. Besides 15 seconds is far too long to have to see an opposing view point, isn't it? I apologize to you. I'm very sorry that you have to endure listening to people who think differently from yourself. It must be so annoying. Good thing it's still easy to pick on cannabis smokers, to help you feel better. Enjoy it while it lasts.

Fuck off dude, current is user generated content and if the users want cannabis legalized than there are gonna be lots of stories about it.

I think your reply was intended for Nythology.

yeah it was, my bad

LOTS AND LOTS AND LOTS AND LOTS AND LOTS IF I HAD MY DRUTHERS
WHEN ITS LEGALIZED I WILL DO SOMETHING ELSE WITH MY LIFE. UNTILL THEN I CANT STOP. I WAS BORN TO GROW AND I WILL

if its so bad you could you know go the fuck away

So just because I don't agree with you, and I'm sick of seeing this crap everywere, now I'm closed minded, eh? It's people like you who are the problem. You just can't comprehend why someone would NOT want to smoke it. You probably think there's aboslutely no negative side effects too, huh?

And what about those people in jail? They deserve to be there. Not for smoking marijuana, but for BREAKING THE LAW! Don't you think it looks bad when most of your supporters are in jail? If you want to change the laws, you abide by them until you win. You retain the moral high-ground. Not by disregarding them and BAWWWing about it when your ass gets caught. All those "poor, innocent" people in jail aren't helping your case, they're hurting it.

Just so you know, I am leaning somewhat for the legalization of marijuana. Not because i want to waste my life on it, but because I believe that you fuckers should be able to do with your body what the hell you want to. But because I support your cause doesn't mean I want to hear about it every five minutes. Matter of fact, the more I get pestered about it, the less I support it. I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels that way.

Sheep? You're the fucking sheep. Go smoke your grass.

So then why did you click the link for this news story if you are so sick of hearing about it?

"You just can't comprehend why someone would NOT want to smoke it."

What gave you that idea? It's asinine and baseless.

"You probably think there's aboslutely no negative side effects too, huh?"

It's easier to pick on me when you try to cram me into that straw-man suit huh? I don't think that. I think, of course, that the reefer-madness claims that people will go insane murderous rampages, that it kills brain cells, that smoking one joint equals a whole pack of cigs are false. I also think that it's far safer than alcohol or cigs. Why? Because there are scientific studies showing that information. I like facts, not propaganda.

"And what about those people in jail? They deserve to be there. Not for smoking marijuana, but for BREAKING THE LAW!"

Now I don't have to apologize for calling you closed-minded. Is the only view that you have is blind obedience to authority? Does one's own morals not count? Should people waste their one and only lives doing absolutely everything they're told without any regard to their own beliefs? What if our leaders base some laws on lies and propaganda? Should we obey all of them blindly? That would be closed-minded. That's the definition of a sheep, blind obedience.

These people who are in jail are victims of ignorance and lies. They do not deserve to be there. Blind obedience is NOT the moral high ground. Only someone who is closed-minded enough to think of laws as dogma would think that it is. I'm not saying you're generally closed-minded. I only mean it in context.

"I am leaning somewhat for the legalization of marijuana"

Good, now I can call you open-minded in this context. Supporting a cause for which you yourself will not benefit is open-minded.

However...

"the more I get pestered about it, the less I support it"

who's coming to you? You're the one clicking on the headline and making comments. I'm just responding to your comment. A helpful hint for you might be to not click on links for news stories for which you have no interest.

"Sheep? You're the fucking sheep. Go smoke your grass."

I'm not a sheep. They eat grass. They don't smoke it.

Why did I come here? Cause the fact that they banned it interested me. Do I need a better reason?

Where did I say anything about blind obediance? I said to follow the law until you change it. Nowhere did I say to not even try. Try paying more attention.

Who's coming to me? Every one of my friends who smoke, people I work with, adds on the internet, stories on current, articles in the fucking paper, spam in my email, texts on my phone, people standing by the road with signs advocating marijuana. I do NOT need ads on the tv too. I mean, is it so fucking bad that I'm sick and tired hearing about this god damn issue?

[ I'm not a sheep. They eat grass. They don't smoke it. ]

So you evolved. Good for you.

"F;n Retard" Stewart and Colbert.

You are regurgitating BS from your oracle. Why don't you get that log out of your tight ass?

Please enlighten us about the side effects. Also your reference to BREAKING THE LAW is completely flawed. There are tons of bad laws. Did you know that in some states its still illegal for a black person to marry a white person and judges are denying marriage to interracial couples? Just because a law is on the books doesn't make it a fair or just law.

You are not very intelligent to make such arguments unless you are in favor of totalitarian rule.

i took advantage of attending a seminar in 'drug abuse' at college, put on by the DEA, and a few MD's. the professor through out a question at the beginning: 'what are the three most abused drugs in the U.S.?" many of us quickly raised our hands with answers:
'heroin, cocaine, MJ, ecstasy, etc.'. after listening, they then told us that the big three are
alcohol, nicotine, and caffeine. we woke up.

what? i can't marry a black person? maybe they should distribute a list of these laws with the census forms...just saying.

I must admit NCIS and Criminal Minds are two of my favorite shows, but they come to an end and I will not watch anything new coming on to replace them at the end of their season.

A boycott sounds like a good idea to me. CBS survives via sponsor. Sponsors survive via us. If people who disagree with the 'war on cannabis' would boycott CBS and let their sponsors know why, maybe they would change. But, I doubt it, the big bucks come from anti-cannabis supporters. Corporations are the ones who benefit from prohibition and the elimination of a natural competitor.

In America, money is the only voice, which gets heard. The recent actions of the Supreme court, gave them the ability to SCREAM and no one will be the wiser. 'Move along, nothing to see here' will continue until we find a way to SCREAM back!

yeah, let's do that...uh...what?...can't handle remote right now...get back.

i know...but what is better than watching chris o'donnell while stoned?

yes, senior citizens

do you even know what your talking about
why do people use words like liberal as a condescending term? haha

really dude? Anyone who smokes weed is weak minded? I'm not even going to bother...

wait a minute marajuana is a drug? I thought it was a plant, hmm could've fooled me..

i couldn't disagree more with that bigoted and ridiculous statement, are you calling Carl Sagan weak minded?
The Beatles?
They certainly did alright, I mean for being weak minded as you put it, how about George Washington and Thomas Jefferson?
I have read some of your comments, you really are a bitter apple, with a closed up mind, (you probably think you have an open mind), but you seem to have just shut out the world.

If your going to make such a statement as 'drug use is for weak minded individuals' you should really back it up with some kind of science or evidence with which you can reinforce your views, otherwise you seem pretty dumb to be honest, if you have intelligence you should use it without being aggressive, I'm a firm believer that hatred is a weakness.

Your not going to start your revolution by talking down to people, calling them sheep etc, they don't really like that.

weak minded? your weak minded by implying you are better than someone who you don't even personally know. your mind has been brainwashed to look down upon those who wish to use cannabis without knowing a thing about them. by the way, i love your name, cause the moron who we had for 8 years before obama was so much better, right?
"I will not judge you because you smoke
I will not judge you because you drink
I will judge you on how you think"
-Ian Mackaye

its called tunnel vision, cynker, in obamaisajoke's case
imagine a train going through a dark tunnel
the train can see the light at the end of the tunnel, but the light is only a pinprick in the dark, the train is not even sure what might be illuminated by the light or what possibilities it may hold, but the train is certain the light is there, and its destination is somewhere beyond
the train can not go off its tracks, it is on a set course for the duration of its journey and cannot change
the train also has a dim headlight that partially illuminates the walls of the tunnel around it, making its view somewhat "open"
the walls and headlight mean almost nothing to the train though, its focus is entirely on the light and nothing else, the lights existence is the only thing the train is sure of, all other possibilities and plausibilities, especially the wall, the dark, and the things illuminated in the light frighten the train, because after all, it is a machine with a one track mind (no pun intended)

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"Two of my favorite things are sitting on my front porch smoking a pipe of sweet hemp, and playing my Hohner harmonica." - Abraham Lincoln (from a letter written by Lincoln during his presidency to the head of the Hohner Harmonica Company in Germany)

"Hemp is of first necessity to the wealth & protection of the country."
- Thomas Jefferson, U.S. President

"Make the most you can of the Indian Hemp seed and sow it everywhere."
- George Washington, U.S. President

"We shall, by and by, want a world of hemp more for our own consumption."
- John Adams, U.S. President

"Penalties against possession of a drug should not be more damaging to an individual than the use of the drug itself; and where they are, they should be changed. Nowhere is this more clear than in the laws against possession of marihuana in private for personal use... Therefore, I support legislation amending Federal law to eliminate all Federal criminal penalties for the possession of up to one ounce of marihuana." - Jimmy Carter, U.S. President

"I inhaled frequently. That was the point." - Barack Obama, U.S. President

"The war on drugs has been an utter failure. We need to rethink and decriminalize our nation's marijuana laws." -Barack Obama, January 2004

"The illegality of cannabis is outrageous, an impediment to full utilization of a drug which helps produce the serenity and insight, sensitivity and fellowship so desperately needed in this increasingly mad and dangerous world." - Carl Sagan, renown scientist, astronomer, astrochemist, author and TV host

That's what would hurt CBS-boycott their sponsors. And let their sponsors know that you're boycotting them and why.

haha there's so many trolls on current

i think its just one SUPER TROLL that keeps changing ITS name..same M.O. ; DIffefent Handle

your the biggest sheep around you fucking cunt, every thing you say is the same thing do you have anything else to say?

That is such a great word, its probably the most insulting thing to say, unless you are as jaded as the Obamaisajoker.