Denver's KMGH-7 hits pause on first-ever pot TV ads
Denver’s ABC affiliate KMGH-Channel 7 is on the verge of running what is said to be the first marijuana-related TV commercials. But after confirming the controversial move in The Cannabist, the station on Friday put the ads on hold.
For now, the issue is in the hands of owner E.W. Scripps’ lawyers.
KMGH-Channel 7 is weighing one 15-second spot for The Green Solution, a company with several dispensaries in the state, and another for Neos, a company that sells cannabis-oil-loaded vape pens.
The first spot shows real people, not actors, in familiar Denver locations holding signs reading, “I’m a construction worker,” “I’m a purchasing manager” … “I shop at The Green Solution.”
The second pitch says, “Neos. Recreate responsibly,” over images of Larimer Square, a concert, healthy young people dancing and hiking. A printed graphic cautions “must be 21 or older to consume. Colorado only.”
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