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Anti-marijuana ads (boy, girl and UFO's)
I find it very amusing that throughout the years, marijuana ads have changed in unfavorable directions for the government and their biased perceptions of this natural herb. If you pay close attention to the ads aired on television today, you will notice that they mention nothing about hazards pertaining to the brain, hormones, psychoticness, so ...
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Giovanni
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July 30, 2007
These ads just as untruthful as the disaster ones
Maybe, I have a different experiences or observations than others. Please let me know. However, what exactly is the premise of the Pete and the ''Not Again'' ads? That when you smoke pot, you'll become boring and disinterested in life? I guess I've seen that happen when someone really gets baked. Otherwise, I don't really think this is a ...
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pryoslice
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June 30, 2007
New ads are a joke
I think the new ads show how little the government has against pot. This stance by the National Office of Drug Control Policy shows that its beyond time for marijuana (which is not that dangerous .. the equivilent of coffee in the narcotic spectrum) is legal. The fact the government is paying for these ads is a joke. It looks like something ...
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rurugby
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June 20, 2007
C+
I agree that the artwork and music are perfect. The animation is low key in a way that makes it stylish and stand out from past ads, and the music is catchy and up-beat (a welcome change from most anti-drug spots). My problem here is with how they are going about the subject. When it comes to pot, there are three categories of people: Those who ...
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GraphicsR
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June 19, 2007
RE: "The best anti-pot ad ever." You can't be serious.
Let me first start this article off by saying that I do not nor have I ever smoked pot (I never plan to, for that matter). I can sayhowever, that I fall into the target audience of this commercial,being that I am sixteen-years-old. With that established, I mustsay that this commercial is anything but effective. Teenagersaren;t going to stop ...
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Weasellmn
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June 18, 2007