Origanalist
01-30-2014, 10:01 AM
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Broncos- and Seahawks-themed ads feature players asking why the league punishes them for using a substance that is ‘less harmful to [their] bodies than alcohol;’ two additional ads say marijuana is also less dangerous than playing professional football
* Billboard images attached and online at http://www.mpp.org/SuperBowl — permission to use them is granted *
The Marijuana Policy Project will hold a media availability Wednesday at 10 a.m. ET in front of NFL Headquarters in New York City (345 Park Ave.), after which it will deliver a petition with 12,000+ signatures calling on the league to stop punishing players for using marijuana
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Five billboards highlighting the hypocrisy of the National Football League’s marijuana policy were launched Tuesday in locations surrounding MetLife Stadium, where the Super Bowl is scheduled to be played Sunday. Images of the billboards, which were paid for by the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP), can be viewed and downloaded at http://www.mpp.org/SuperBowl.
Two 60-foot-wide digital billboards feature images of football players and read: “Marijuana is less harmful to our bodies than alcohol. Why does the league punish us for making the safer choice?” The color schemes of the ads reflect the teams competing in this year’s Super Bowl, both of which hail from states that have legalized marijuana for adults.
“Marijuana is less toxic, less addictive, and less harmful to the body than alcohol,” said MPP Director of Communications Mason Tvert. “Why would the NFL want to steer its players toward drinking and away from making the safer choice to use marijuana instead? If it is okay for athletes to douse each other with champagne in front of the cameras, it should be okay for them to use marijuana privately in their homes.”
Two additional 60-foot-wide digital billboards highlight the relative safety of marijuana compared to alcohol and playing professional football. One features an unconscious man holding a bottle laying on the ground next to an injured football player, accompanied by the text: “Marijuana: Safer than alcohol … and football.” The other features a mug of beer, a cracked football helmet, and a marijuana leaf below the words “Beer,” “Football,” and “Safer,” respectively.
- See more at: http://www.mpp.org/media/press-releases/billboards-surrounding-super.html#sthash.15VbE0OM.dpuf
Broncos- and Seahawks-themed ads feature players asking why the league punishes them for using a substance that is ‘less harmful to [their] bodies than alcohol;’ two additional ads say marijuana is also less dangerous than playing professional football
* Billboard images attached and online at http://www.mpp.org/SuperBowl — permission to use them is granted *
The Marijuana Policy Project will hold a media availability Wednesday at 10 a.m. ET in front of NFL Headquarters in New York City (345 Park Ave.), after which it will deliver a petition with 12,000+ signatures calling on the league to stop punishing players for using marijuana
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Five billboards highlighting the hypocrisy of the National Football League’s marijuana policy were launched Tuesday in locations surrounding MetLife Stadium, where the Super Bowl is scheduled to be played Sunday. Images of the billboards, which were paid for by the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP), can be viewed and downloaded at http://www.mpp.org/SuperBowl.
Two 60-foot-wide digital billboards feature images of football players and read: “Marijuana is less harmful to our bodies than alcohol. Why does the league punish us for making the safer choice?” The color schemes of the ads reflect the teams competing in this year’s Super Bowl, both of which hail from states that have legalized marijuana for adults.
“Marijuana is less toxic, less addictive, and less harmful to the body than alcohol,” said MPP Director of Communications Mason Tvert. “Why would the NFL want to steer its players toward drinking and away from making the safer choice to use marijuana instead? If it is okay for athletes to douse each other with champagne in front of the cameras, it should be okay for them to use marijuana privately in their homes.”
Two additional 60-foot-wide digital billboards highlight the relative safety of marijuana compared to alcohol and playing professional football. One features an unconscious man holding a bottle laying on the ground next to an injured football player, accompanied by the text: “Marijuana: Safer than alcohol … and football.” The other features a mug of beer, a cracked football helmet, and a marijuana leaf below the words “Beer,” “Football,” and “Safer,” respectively.
- See more at: http://www.mpp.org/media/press-releases/billboards-surrounding-super.html#sthash.15VbE0OM.dpuf