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Limits on marijuana advertising land Colorado in court
Source: Reuters
Limits on marijuana advertising land Colorado in court
BY KEITH COFFMAN
DENVER Wed Feb 12, 2014 7:15pm EST
(Reuters) - Two publications have sued Colorado in federal court over restrictions that prohibit the state's legalized recreational marijuana industry from advertising on television, radio, online or in most print publications.
High Times magazine, which caters to marijuana enthusiasts, and Westword, a Colorado alternative weekly newspaper, said in a suit filed this week in U.S. District Court in Denver that the rules were "unjustifiably burdensome" and violate free speech rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.
"Government restrictions on commercial speech that concerns lawful activity and is not misleading violate the First Amendment," the complaint said.
Under Colorado law, recreational marijuana shops cannot advertise on television and radio, over the Internet, or in print publications unless they can establish that no more than 30 percent of the targeted audience is under the age of 21.
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BY KEITH COFFMAN
DENVER Wed Feb 12, 2014 7:15pm EST
(Reuters) - Two publications have sued Colorado in federal court over restrictions that prohibit the state's legalized recreational marijuana industry from advertising on television, radio, online or in most print publications.
High Times magazine, which caters to marijuana enthusiasts, and Westword, a Colorado alternative weekly newspaper, said in a suit filed this week in U.S. District Court in Denver that the rules were "unjustifiably burdensome" and violate free speech rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.
"Government restrictions on commercial speech that concerns lawful activity and is not misleading violate the First Amendment," the complaint said.
Under Colorado law, recreational marijuana shops cannot advertise on television and radio, over the Internet, or in print publications unless they can establish that no more than 30 percent of the targeted audience is under the age of 21.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/13/us-usa-colorado-marijuana-idUSBREA1C01E20140213
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