Pro-Marijuana TV ad

[Diffusion]

What would it take to get an advertisement like this on national television? Would it be beneficial, or a waste of energy?

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Discuss.

[Nailhead]

What would it take to get an advertisement like this on national television?

A lot more money than people are willing to donate. Television advertisements are the most expensive, yet effective, forms of advertisement. Billboards would be much cheaper, but are not nearly as effective, or would reach the same number of people.

[Markass]

A lot more money than people are willing to donate. Television advertisements are the most expensive, yet effective, forms of advertisement. Billboards would be much cheaper, but are not nearly as effective, or would reach the same number of people.

Yup, the only people who have enough money for it is us...Yet our tax dollars go to advertisements for 'abovetheinfluence'

It's no secret in society that marijuana isn't near as bad as any other drug or substance, yet most people are simply too afraid to speak out about it...

The best thing to do is send articles to your local newspapers and throw the information right into people's faces, who otherwise are ignorant to the fact. I'm not saying it changes people's minds, but it makes it even more obvious...

I used to live in a small town with about 3,500 people, and I've sent four or five letters to the editor about medical marijuana, and also remained on a first name basis with a few of the cops...they know it helps just as well as most other people do.

[silkyblue]

this is good !!


maybe if the PSA lets someone
take control


just stop arresting herby tomatoe users


we ALL will come out!

[Diffusion]

A lot more money than people are willing to donate. Television advertisements are the most expensive, yet effective, forms of advertisement. Billboards would be much cheaper, but are not nearly as effective, or would reach the same number of people.

Then perhaps not a television commercial, but a full page advertisement in a popular magazine or newspaper or something of that nature. I believe someone once shelled out $200,000 for a full page ad in TIME magazine for Ron Paul. I think we could easily raise $200,000.



I used to live in a small town with about 3,500 people, and I've sent four or five letters to the editor about medical marijuana, and also remained on a first name basis with a few of the cops...they know it helps just as well as most other people do.

Good job on that letter man! Nice work. We need to encourage more people to do things like this more often!

[Nailhead]

Then perhaps not a television commercial, but a full page advertisement in a popular magazine or newspaper or something of that nature. I believe someone once shelled out $200,000 for a full page ad in TIME magazine for Ron Paul. I think we could easily raise $200,000.

Maybe take your money bomb idea from the other thread, fuse it with this idea to help pay for a similar advertisement done in 2002.
click here (http://www.drugwar.com/pnormlnycad.shtm)
:thumbsup:

Would be cool to have something similar only with Obama on the cover with his famous quote "Of course I inhaled, that was the point" :D

[Diffusion]

Maybe take your money bomb idea from the other thread, fuse it with this idea to help pay for a similar advertisement done in 2002.
click here (http://www.drugwar.com/pnormlnycad.shtm)
:thumbsup:

Would be cool to have something similar only with Obama on the cover with his famous quote "Of course I inhaled, that was the point" :D

Haha! That sounds perfect!

[Diffusion]

Just a heads up, I've emailed NORML to discuss this campaign, and am currently awaiting a response. :)

[arh420]

Look forward to hearing what your response is. I bet it will be some mumbo shmumbo detour.
Maybe they'll end the letter with something like "But with additional funding from people like you we can make this happen SOMEDAY"
The following is a link to our donation page...


lol... hope it doesnt go like this for you but I've often wondered how much NORML makes and how much NORML spends.;; if you know what I mean.

[jokertoker15]

i dont think this comercial would be very beneficial. its gonna take a lot more than this to persuade the people who are against it into legalizing it. Put some facts into the commercial and then maybe we would have more of a shot

[Diffusion]

i dont think this comercial would be very beneficial. its gonna take a lot more than this to persuade the people who are against it into legalizing it. Put some facts into the commercial and then maybe we would have more of a shot

Well I emailed NORML to consider an ad campaign like the one Nailhead suggested. That campaign drew national media attention, so the goal is to match that. Right now we need the public to recognize that there is a movement here, which is what the proposed ad campaign will do. When people begin to realize that this movement is bigger than a few college stoners who want to get high legally, THEN we should start trying to convince them to join.

[veggii]

television commercials is the way togo there's a TV in every house in America!!! it's the only way to get the word out we need a MASSIVE TELEVISION CAMPAIN!!! it will work!!
and a march on the UNIVERSITY of MISSIPPI were the
Federal Government is Currently growing CANNABIS!!:thumbsup:
hmmm why hasn't the dea busted them!!

[Nailhead]

Look forward to hearing what your response is. I bet it will be some mumbo shmumbo detour.
Maybe they'll end the letter with something like "But with additional funding from people like you we can make this happen SOMEDAY"
The following is a link to our donation page...


lol... hope it doesnt go like this for you but I've often wondered how much NORML makes and how much NORML spends.;; if you know what I mean.

I've wondered that too, especially when they initially were against Jack Herer's California legalization bill, I mean, how can an organization that claims to promote legalization be against that? They have since changed their stance, but it's left me questioning their effectiveness. But for now I'll give them the benefit of the doubt.

I would also e-mail MPP about this idea, that's another good one.

[Diffusion]

Well I just got an email response today. They basically said that they are already planning a money bomb on 4-20, and will begin advertising the event once the website has been completed, probably sometime this week, maybe next. As for the ad campaign, they said "Ad campaigns are certainly part of NORML's strategy should the funds for such an endeavor become available. Should this project become that successful we will certainly look into the possibilities of an ad campaign."

[Nailhead]

I hope they are serious about the money bomb, and I hope they know how to manage it properly. The Ron Paul money bombs were mostly successful because of their popular youtube videos that advertised the money bomb, so I hope they can do something similar. Sounds cool!

[HighTy]

that would be awesome if that got on TV! Everyones confidence would be boosted quite a lot.