October 12th, 2011
I’m not just seeing print advertising. I’m actually hearing radio and seeing TV advertising. It’s gone mainstream. Not only is it inappropriate – one has to wonder what kind of message we’re sending to our children – it’s against the law.

U.S. Attorney Laura E. Duffy, whose district includes Imperial and San Diego counties in California.

Federal prosecutors are preparing to target newspapers, radio stations and other media outlets that advertise medical marijuana dispensaries in California, another escalation in the Obama administration’s newly invigorated war against the state’s pot industry. Read more.

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