Denver's ABC affiliate will run its first pot ad next week pre-Jimmy Kimmel

Denver ABC affiliate KMGH will run its first advertisement for a legal marijuana company in the next week, the station confirmed to The Cannabist on Thursday.

The station’s vice president said it will follow the state’s strict cannabis advertising laws.

“KMGH has agreed to accept ads from legal cannabis businesses,” said Brad Remington, the station’s vice president and general manager. “The first of these TV ads will probably air within the next week. We have set some strict guidelines on when these ads can run and the content of the ads. Ads for recreational use, for example, cannot air until after 10 p.m. and cannot show people using the product. We will also accept ads from legal businesses on The Denver Channel, with restrictions.”

The station’s first pot ad — thought to be the first of its kind for a marijuana product on actual television — will promote ...

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