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Oergon - Portland Rep. Earl Blumenauer who faces an easy re-election race in his heavily Democratic district launched a television advertisement Friday focused on one of his signature issues: marijuana legalization. The veteran Democratic congressman is running an ad on Portland TV stations paid for by his campaign money that tells the federal government to butt out when it comes to marijuana laws. "Our marijuana laws don't work and cost the government billions," Blumenauer says in the ad, which comes in both 15- and 30-second versions. "Let states set their own laws -- tax it, use the money to fund education and let the police focus on real drug abuse."
Currently, the production, sale and possession of marijuana is prohibited under federal law, but the Obama administration has made it clear that it won't act against states that don't allow use by minors, don't feed the black market and work to curb drugged driving and "other adverse public health consequences associated with marijuana use." It's unclear how much time Blumenauer has bought on Portland TV stations. So far just one -- Fox 12 -- has posted information on the buy, which totals $13,455 at that station. KPTV generally attracts the least amount of political advertising in the Portland television market, so it wouldn't be surprising if the overall buy tops $70,000. Blumenauer told KATU that he will also run the ad online in other states to get out his message nationally. The congressman has sponsored a flurry of bills that would give the states much more freedom to legalize the drug and allow the banking industry to offer services to businesses involved with marijuana.
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Source: Oregonlive.com
Author: Jeff Mapes
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Website: Marijuana: Portland Rep. Earl Blumenauer runs TV ad telling feds to butt out on pot
Currently, the production, sale and possession of marijuana is prohibited under federal law, but the Obama administration has made it clear that it won't act against states that don't allow use by minors, don't feed the black market and work to curb drugged driving and "other adverse public health consequences associated with marijuana use." It's unclear how much time Blumenauer has bought on Portland TV stations. So far just one -- Fox 12 -- has posted information on the buy, which totals $13,455 at that station. KPTV generally attracts the least amount of political advertising in the Portland television market, so it wouldn't be surprising if the overall buy tops $70,000. Blumenauer told KATU that he will also run the ad online in other states to get out his message nationally. The congressman has sponsored a flurry of bills that would give the states much more freedom to legalize the drug and allow the banking industry to offer services to businesses involved with marijuana.
News Moderator - The General @ 420 MAGAZINE ®
Source: Oregonlive.com
Author: Jeff Mapes
Contact: Contact Us || Oregonian Media Group
Website: Marijuana: Portland Rep. Earl Blumenauer runs TV ad telling feds to butt out on pot
