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Marijuana Legalization Proponents Run St. Patricks Day Billboard in Boston
By Jim Borghesani
March 14, 2016
St. Patricks Day-themed billboard -- featuring a green beer, a glass of whiskey, and a marijuana leaf -- in Boston to highlight the relative safety of marijuana compared to alcohol
BOSTON, MA Backers of a proposed ballot initiative to legalize marijuana in Massachusetts launched a St. Patricks Day-themed billboard Monday in Boston that highlights the relative safety of marijuana compared to alcohol.
The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol (CRMLA), backers of a proposed November ballot initiative to end marijuana prohibition in Massachusetts, paid for the digital billboard, which faces Seaport Blvd. on the south side of District Hall.
The ad will run through Sunday, March 20, when local and state leaders will gather for the St. Patricks Day breakfast at the nearby Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.
The billboard features a green beer, a glass of whiskey, and a marijuana leaf below the words, Beer, Liquor, and Safer, respectively. It directs viewers to RegulateMass.com/Safer, which details several ways in which marijuana is significantly less harmful than alcohol to the consumer and to society.
Our goal is to make this years St. Patricks Day festivities as educational as they are enjoyable, said CRMLA Campaign Manager Will Luzier. While folks are celebrating with a pint of green beer or a glass of whiskey, we want them to think about the fact that marijuana is an objectively less harmful substance.
Marijuana is less toxic than alcohol, its less addictive, and its far less likely to contribute to violent crimes and reckless behavior, Luzier said. It simply doesnt make sense to have laws that allow the use of alcohol, yet punish adults who prefer a less harmful substance.
The billboard design appears below.
http://www.thedailychronic.net/2016...ents-run-st-patricks-day-billboard-in-boston/
By Jim Borghesani
March 14, 2016
St. Patricks Day-themed billboard -- featuring a green beer, a glass of whiskey, and a marijuana leaf -- in Boston to highlight the relative safety of marijuana compared to alcohol
BOSTON, MA Backers of a proposed ballot initiative to legalize marijuana in Massachusetts launched a St. Patricks Day-themed billboard Monday in Boston that highlights the relative safety of marijuana compared to alcohol.
The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol (CRMLA), backers of a proposed November ballot initiative to end marijuana prohibition in Massachusetts, paid for the digital billboard, which faces Seaport Blvd. on the south side of District Hall.
The ad will run through Sunday, March 20, when local and state leaders will gather for the St. Patricks Day breakfast at the nearby Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.
The billboard features a green beer, a glass of whiskey, and a marijuana leaf below the words, Beer, Liquor, and Safer, respectively. It directs viewers to RegulateMass.com/Safer, which details several ways in which marijuana is significantly less harmful than alcohol to the consumer and to society.
Our goal is to make this years St. Patricks Day festivities as educational as they are enjoyable, said CRMLA Campaign Manager Will Luzier. While folks are celebrating with a pint of green beer or a glass of whiskey, we want them to think about the fact that marijuana is an objectively less harmful substance.
Marijuana is less toxic than alcohol, its less addictive, and its far less likely to contribute to violent crimes and reckless behavior, Luzier said. It simply doesnt make sense to have laws that allow the use of alcohol, yet punish adults who prefer a less harmful substance.
The billboard design appears below.
http://www.thedailychronic.net/2016...ents-run-st-patricks-day-billboard-in-boston/
