'Stoner sloth': Australia anti-marijuana campaign criticised
An Australian anti-marijuana campaign that features an intoxicated sloth has drawn expert criticism and online mockery.
The Stoner Sloth campaign, financed by the New South Wales state government, aims to stop teens smoking marijuana.
The sloth character is shown as unable to cope with various social scenariosafter smoking the drug.
Australia's National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre (NCPIC) criticised the campaign.
"[This] doesn't reflect NCPIC views on how cannabis harms campaigns should be approached", the organisation said in a statement..
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The NCPIC, whose logo was used to endorse the campaign, said it was consulted early in the project but had no input into the concept.
The top trending Twitter hashtag in Australia on Saturday was #stonersloth, and it was still trending on Monday.
The campaign has inspired a host of online parodies and Stoner...
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