Stations Just Say No to Pot Spots

摘要

Television stations normally jump on new ad categories like Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman on a wayward pass, but local sales executives in Colorado and Washington State are playing it safe when it comes to courting marijuana retailers. While both states took the significant step of legalizing recreational marijuana, opening the door for robust retail competition, station execs say the issue is-as of now-too controversial, and too cloudy, to consider taking ad money from the pot peddlers.