Radio Public Service Ads Tackle Marijuana Controversies
We distributed MPP Foundation’s new radio public service announcements today to stations nationwide, aiming to educate the public about the effects of U.S. marijuana laws, and about recent developments regarding medical marijuana. The ads feature Gary Johnson, the former Republican governor of New Mexico, and California Superior Court Judge Jim Gray.
You can listen to the new spots here. And if you happen to work at a radio station, you’re welcome to download and air them anytime.
The new spots follow a previous set of MPP Foundation radio PSAs released in 2005, featuring TV talk show host Montel Williams, author Tom Robbins, and U.S. Supreme Court medical marijuana plaintiff Angel Raich. That series of spots received over 11,000 plays on stations in all parts of the country, including seven of the top 10 markets.
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Just a couple of questions:
Will the 2005 pieces with Tom Robbins and Angel Raich be replayed along with the new spots? Will they air in Seattle?
Keep up the good work~
Mary
Mary, thanks for asking. The old spots featuring Tom Robbins, Angel Raich, and Montel Williams are still available, but the current distribution is focusing on the new ones. They’re being sent to stations in Seattle, along with the rest of the country, but the stations will make their own decisions as to what to air. The earlier PSAs got played on Seattle’s KNHC 89.5 FM. Interestingly, they got played most heavily in places you might not expect, including Lubbock, Texas and Toledo, Ohio.
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