Intuit Contest Could Inadvertently Lead To Super Bowl's First Marijuana Commercial

When Intuit, the software giant behind Quicken and Quickbooks, launched a small business contest for a free ad in the 2014 Super Bowl, the company may have gotten more than it bargained for.

The rules of the contest are simple: get the most online votes for your small business and you become a finalist to win a professionally produced commercial and a coveted Super Bowl time slot. The possible outcome is not so simple: a win for marijuana policy reform group NORML, which would air the first pro-pot commercial in Super Bowl history.

Read this article at The Huffington Post.

Comments

[Hyperion]

The NFL is home to bigger statists than the DEA. No way this flies, forget about it.

[some guy]

Aren't there regulations that prevent media outlets from discriminating against the content of ads (so long as the content isn't classified as "offensive" under other regulations)? If so, the statists may have to swallow this one.

[sarcasmic]

I'm sure there's an exception for ads that promote illegal drugs.

[some guy]

The ad won't promote the drug. It will merely promote a particular piece of legislation that happens to deal with the drug. Or something like that. Hell, if the FCC or someone shoots it down maybe this will make it to SCOTUS... so they can reprise their roles as the Cleveland Browns.

[Pro Libertate]

I have no idea, but I bet the network has enough discretion to shitcan any Super Bowl ad it doesn't like.

[Hyperion]

I would almost bet the house that the NFL never allows this. They are the one of the biggest bunch of nanny state assholes in existence.

[The Late P Brooks]

"And the best part is, you don't have to waste a lot of time managing expense categories, because the IRS will disallow them!"

[The Late P Brooks]

Didn't "THEY" manage to bounce the pro-marijuana billboard ad across from the Speedway during the Brickyard 400?

[GabrielSimon]

Great initiative. Intuit is a big company that develops and sells financial, accounting and tax preparation software for small businesses. QuickBooks is one of their famous software designed to manage payroll, inventory, sales and other needs of business. This software includes marketing tools, merchant services, product and supplies, etc. Each solution is developed according to different industries and their needs. QuickBooks allow check printing like Checkomatic, instead of handwriting them, enter the details directly into software, and print them. It helps in keeping accounting and financial reports updated.

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