In another story from Drug Sense:

MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE — Comcast Cable has censored Granite Staters for Medical Marijuana ( GSMM ), prohibiting the group from purchasing airtime on the company’s cable system in New Hampshire, according to GSMM Campaign Coordinator Aaron Houston.� Houston approached Comcast last month, asking to buy airtime for a television commercial, but he was denied without receiving any written material detailing the company’s reasoning.

When a Comcast representative informed Houston on December 1 of the company’s denial, the representative noted that officials in Comcast’s legal department had not viewed a specific television spot from GSMM, but the officials had denied the group based on its message about medical marijuana.� After receiving a written request from Houston seeking an explanation, the representative said reasons for the denial would be sent to GSMM in writing.� Then, on December 16, the same representative told Houston in a telephone call that Comcast’s legal department “doesn’t issue written explanations.” …

Interestingly, Comcast recently struck a deal with the Partnership for a Drug-Free America ( PDFA ).� In October 2003, Comcast announced a three-year advertising pledge, valued at $50 million, allowing PDFA to increase exposure for anti-drug advertising on Comcast’s cable systems in 35 states.� The deal constituted “the largest single upfront commitment of advertising from a major media company to The Partnership in the organization’s history,” according to a PDFA news release.

I had a great time the past week plus, visiting relatives. These were wonderful times with people I love who, by the way, are now almost unanimously behind drug war policy reform — I feel that I’ve had some impact there over the years. I’m very proud of my Dad for recently asking the […]