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Home 🌿 Marijuana Business News 🌿 Oregon TV station pulls marijuana commercial that would have been first in the country (watch now) 🌿Oregon TV station pulls marijuana commercial that would have been first in the country (watch now)
The marijuana industry wants people to see it like any other legal business. And that means primetime TV commercials.
But maybe not yet.
The first marijuana commercial on network television anywhere in the country was supposed to air Wednesday on KATU-TV in Portland. During the evening news broadcast, the Oregon Medical Marijuana Business Conference planned to drum up attendees.
But KATU General Manager John Tamerlano said Tuesday the station had decided to pull the ad, according to Willamette Week. Tamerlano said the station doesn't accept marijuana advertising.
A Denver station made the the same decision in July. KMGH-Channel 7 had reportedly planned to air commercials for companies that operate dispensaries and make so-called vape pens, but the station eventually pulled the ad because pot is still illegal under federal law.
Recreational marijuana became legal in Oregon July 1, and commercial sales to adults 21 or over will start October 1....
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