Quote Originally Posted by moody420
I think the OP is just trying to say that we should market MMJ is a more respectable manner. Especially since we are actually getting people to listen to us more than ever. Marijuana should not be sold by sex, it should be sold by truth of what this plant can do for people. Even on cancom....the naked girl with buds all over is plastered all over. I don't really see what the point of it is other than to attract men. But women smoke weed too....i am one of them....and I have never laid down and put herb all over my privates! haha! I do think if we stick to the facts and keep it about what Marijuana can offer medically and recreationally and focus on proving all the bullshit theories out there wrong....that is the best kind of promotion!

And at these conventions, they get scantilly clad dressed women to stand there to promote.....half of these chicks don't even toke and know nothing about the product. But men are visual creatures so that's what the do! I do agree that if we want to be taken seriously, we should keep the sex out of it. I think marijuana is one of the few products in this world that sells itself....just put pics of the beautiful buds! :jointsmile:
I agree with you totally (and GOD do I hate that stupid fake weed ad with the naked girl with a passion). It makes me facepalm when I see sex being used to sell unrelated products, but it really irks me when it's something that should be selling itself like marijuana. Especially when we're in the midst of a very important movement that is helping hundreds of thousands of people with serious medical conditions, it's frustrating to see stuff like that. As a guy, I get more joy out of looking at a superb picture of some amazing meds than I do by seeing some dead-eyed girl paid to stand around in booty shorts with a pot leaf on them. That sort of thing is par for the course in many industries though, unfortunately... trade shows of almost any kind have the scantily-clad models, though car and electronics shows are probably the worst offenders there.

Especially with the "bro-bro" type of staff at many dispensaries, it's totally understandable that female MMJ patients are a bit turned off or hesitant to dive in head-first. I'm not surprised at all to see more "female friendly" dispensaries popping up... that's a good thing in my view. As a side note, a great female-friendly place that you might want to check out is Botanico at 31st and Larimer east of downtown... great all-female ownership, very nice and well-appointed shop, and very good meds (still capped at $50 I believe).