OlderStoner
Well-Known Member
I know I'm preaching to the choir here when I say that like it or not, the legalization issue which has finally been resolved in at least a few states is bringing about an entire new industry. In some ways it's bad but so is the auto industry. In most ways, if we keep it discreet and under control, it's a good thing. The tax revenues alone are proving that this was long overdue, not to mention all the jobs and benefits that come along for the ride.
I recently received a free copy of several publications geared at this industry, that is professional cannabis growers. The magazines were thick, slick and I enjoyed reading some of the articles in them. But like most magazines, these were about 50 pages, give or take, and about 15-20 pages were articles, the rest were advertisements for products of all kinds. This brings me to my point about discretion. Lots of those ads were emblazoned with images of skulls, bones, and one ad even used skull and cross bones...and IMHO, there were too many of them with cartoon characters. I know, I know, it's a different time and culture out there, but showing a little class would be the preferred method for this industry to be presented to the investors, job seekers, resellers...you know, the whole thing about bringing to bear a legitimate, civic minded and responsible industry. I'm no prude, these mags also contained lots of scantily clad women, and who among us doesn't enjoy a little T&A now and then. But the ads which contained cartoons, I mean c'mon. The quickest way to give the opposing side all the ammo they need is to be accused of aiming the products at kids, which it should never be. No matter what the people who paid for these ads were thinking, this is kind of crossing the line and honestly, there are so many better ways to present products to market. Is this the best they could think of?
People from my generation (boomer here, 56 and counting) may not be considered in the scheme of advertisers these days. And even we used to tell the old farts "if it's too loud, you're too old". Still, I think some discretion is in order to keep the momentum which took so long to get started finally rolling in this country.
I recently received a free copy of several publications geared at this industry, that is professional cannabis growers. The magazines were thick, slick and I enjoyed reading some of the articles in them. But like most magazines, these were about 50 pages, give or take, and about 15-20 pages were articles, the rest were advertisements for products of all kinds. This brings me to my point about discretion. Lots of those ads were emblazoned with images of skulls, bones, and one ad even used skull and cross bones...and IMHO, there were too many of them with cartoon characters. I know, I know, it's a different time and culture out there, but showing a little class would be the preferred method for this industry to be presented to the investors, job seekers, resellers...you know, the whole thing about bringing to bear a legitimate, civic minded and responsible industry. I'm no prude, these mags also contained lots of scantily clad women, and who among us doesn't enjoy a little T&A now and then. But the ads which contained cartoons, I mean c'mon. The quickest way to give the opposing side all the ammo they need is to be accused of aiming the products at kids, which it should never be. No matter what the people who paid for these ads were thinking, this is kind of crossing the line and honestly, there are so many better ways to present products to market. Is this the best they could think of?
People from my generation (boomer here, 56 and counting) may not be considered in the scheme of advertisers these days. And even we used to tell the old farts "if it's too loud, you're too old". Still, I think some discretion is in order to keep the momentum which took so long to get started finally rolling in this country.