MSNBC Reports …”A federal appeals court has ruled that Boston’s mass-transit agency violated free-speech rights by refusing to display advertisements from a group that wants to legalize marijuana.”

Change the Climate submitted 3 ads to the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority in 2000, and all 3 ads were rejected. The Transit Authority said the ads encouraged children to smoke pot.

“But the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found Monday that the MBTA, a quasi-government agency, does not have the right to turn down ads based on its viewpoint. Doing so violates the First Amendment, the court ruled.


The ads at the center of the dispute question marijuana laws and penalties for people arrested on minor possession charges.”
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