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TexasTowelie

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Mon Feb 11, 2019, 09:17 AM Feb 2019

Dueling marijuana billboards in New Haven: 'Weed in 60 miles,' 'Addiction treatment is closer'


Turnbridge, a nationally recognized addiction and mental healthcare treatment provider based in New Haven, launched a billboard campaign to raise awareness about marijuana addiction and the availability of treatment. (Turnbridge)


An app that tells users where the nearest place to buy marijuana is and a residential program that specializes in treating addiction have put up dueling billboards along I-91 in New Haven.

The weedmaps billboard carries the message “Weed is legal in 60 miles,” a reference to recreational marijuana sales in Massachusetts.

Further north on the highway, Turnbridge has taken out a billboard that reads “Addiction treatment is closer.”

“We need to remind the public that using cannabis and other substances is often an attempt to self-medicate emotional pain that is the real reason driving the substance use," Diana Clark, family outreach specialist for Turnbridge, said in a news release.

Read more: https://www.courant.com/politics/capitol-watch/hc-pol-dueling-marijuana-billboards-20190208-czmoqkvfsbbgtauaqo4k37lvrq-story.html

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Dueling marijuana billboards in New Haven: 'Weed in 60 miles,' 'Addiction treatment is closer' (Original Post) TexasTowelie Feb 2019 OP
Weedmaps is an awesome app... N_E_1 for Tennis Feb 2019 #1
One of the Italian restaurants in town had a big sign out front.. mitch96 Feb 2019 #2

mitch96

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2. One of the Italian restaurants in town had a big sign out front..
Mon Feb 11, 2019, 02:15 PM
Feb 2019

Help legalize Marinara!.. cracked me up.. Had to read it twice!
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