If you logged on to Twitter on Wednesday, perhaps to see Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman’s unfurled Mary Jane banner, you would been presented with the image above. That’s because the folks at Market Street’s most prominent building are working with the feds.
How telling is the notion that Twitter users will only type in “marijuana” searches to cop the stuff? Try to imagine the liquor lobby tolerating this bullshit for a New York minute.
Marijuana Moment
- As part of its partnership with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration the platform began featuring a notification above relevant tweets on certain drug terms. “Alcohol,” “beer,” and “wine” trigger no such reaction.
- “It is not surprising that SAMHSA would be behind stigmatizing content like this, but it is surprising that a platform like Twitter would allow them to co-opt entire search terms, regardless of a person’s reason for searching for them,” said Matt Sutton, director of media relations for the Drug Policy Alliance.
Quick Hit
- The California Department of Consumer Affairs tweeted on September 10: The Osteopathic Medical Board met online to discuss “possible approval of guidelines for the recommendation of cannabis for medical purposes.”
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