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08/20/2015
Portland area station kills first-ever marijuana business TV commercial
The weed revolution still won't be televised.
Portland was about to take another step into the brave new world of legal marijuana with what was described as the first-ever pot business commercial on network television—until KATU-TV pulled the plug.
The Portland-area network was scheduled to air a commercial on Wednesday for the upcoming Oregon Medical Marijuana Business Conference. According to a report from Marijuana Politics, the ad would have continued to air during the weeks leading up to the conference on September 12-13th.
However, KATU general manager John Tamerlano told WW this afternoon that the network has decided not to air the commercial due to concerns about the unprecedented nature of the ad.
"After further review, we have decided to step back," said Tamerlano. "We don't accept advertising for marijuana."
