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State Cops Riled By Photo of Trooper on Pot Sign
Posted by CN Staff on September 11, 2003 at 09:35:46 PT
By Kevin Rothstein 
Source: Boston Herald 
The plug was pulled on a pro-pot billboard in Westboro yesterday after state police discovered the picture of a real trooper was being used to promote the cannabis agenda.To make matters worse, the billboard's owner, Clear Channel Outdoor, had put the pot-promoting sign up in place of a public service ad with the sketch of a serial rapist.
The trooper's picture on the pot billboard had been taken several years ago for a different promotion and was apparently inadvertently used in the cannabis ad.The ad's creator, Joseph White of Change the Climate, said he intended neither to take away the public service ad nor to use the picture of a real cop.``I said find me a firefighter, find me a teacher and find me a cop and put their pictures on this billboard so we can let people know the priorities we should be spending our taxpayer dollars on,'' White said.Meanwhile, Westboro police yesterday said a fingerprint had been found on a knife at the scene of the Aug. 12 rape. ``It's awesome news,'' said police Chief Alan Gordon. ``This is just one more thing we can use.''Geoff Mosher of the Metrowest Daily News contributed to this report.Complete Title: State Cops Riled By Photo of Trooper on Pro-Pot SignSource: Boston Herald (MA)Author:  Kevin Rothstein Published: Thursday, September 11, 2003Copyright: 2003 The Boston Herald, Inc.Website: http://www.bostonherald.com/Contact: letterstoeditor bostonherald.comRelated Articles & Web Site:Change The Climatehttp://www.changetheclimate.orgMarijuana Billboard Snuffed http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread17271.shtmlMetro Ad Campaign Features Marijuanahttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread17255.shtmlBillboard Campaign Urges Support for Pot Guruhttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread15666.shtmlChange The Climate Begins Advertising in Calif.http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread15650.shtml 
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