wow! they made a good decision on allowing it. I did not think CBS was that biased, glad they proved it.

good shit.

i think i'll make the 2 hour drive to times square just to see the ad!

end the insanity! end the war on marijuana and its entire supply and demand chain!
collect billions in taxes!
save billions in law enforcement & incarceration costs!
save millions not forcing responsible marijuana users into rehab centers they do not wish to be in!

Wow, i'm really impressed.  I would really like to see those ads down here in Dallas, TX.  What an uproar it would cause.  :-)

If you haven't already, go and vote for change at

http://www.change.org/ideas/view/legalize_the_medicinal_and_recreational_use_of_marijuana

Only 8 days left!

Did CBS actually attribute influence in their decision  to the change.org petition?

I'm the Organizing Director here at Change.org and I have spoken several times with the representatives at CBS including yesterday when I finally got word that the ad would be accepted and it is quite clear to me that the petition we launched was very influential and that CBS didn't even realize there was a controversy until we started our campaign. Only in response to our petition and phone calls asking for a reply did CBS even consider reversing their decision and without the attention and pressure I strongly doubt they would have even responded at all.

CBS is doing the right thing and I am very excited to see this example of internet activism getting some real-world results. 

I love how CBS states "If CBS changes their morals we will let you know."

What did they sit down and smoke a bowl and then change their morals?

What a relief, Now I can go watch that  Undercover Boss show on thier site which I had been looking forward to. Good call CBS, who do you think shops at 7/11 and White Castle?

Take this as a great lesson in the power of numbers when it comes to commercial bottom line. I'm glad that they changed "their morrals" to fit what the people want, freedom. There's more at steak than legalization of marijuana, it's the right to our freedoms in general. The government has gotten away with the little god syndrome for too long and too many freedoms are going by the wayside. They need to be reminded it's the people not corporations who count. For once the peoples voice out weighed government pressure on a large media company. I hope more will follow.

this is great news

also, when is the ad set to air?

I'm pleased CBS changed direction regarding the censorship of this message.  Let's continue the good fight my friends.

That's excellent news!!! Please let us know when the ad will air

good shit. one step closer to legalization hopefully 

Good progress.

Very happy with this, but of course, it's not enough.  CBS represents a major source of information for millions of Americans.  If they would simply report the verifiable truth about marijuana and about the consequences of its prohibition, we could be out of this nightmare in a matter of months instead of years.  Instead, we have this piecemeal, sloe, plodding progress.  I'll take any progress, but COME ON, CBS!  Live up to your duty!  Tell the truth!  That goes for us too.  Speak you support of re-legalization at every opportunity.

I was so happy when I found out it worked! Good job guys :)

Just look at all the states we are all from .. there isn't a state that wont do well by just ending the prohibition. I'm very happy to see that some states can do what they need to do medically. but I really think it should just be seriously looked at. and the CHANGEDDDDDDD

NICE!!!!!!!!!!

This is very exciting news, a tsunami of change is coming and there are only three kinds of people. The people thats riding the wave and the people that are asleep in their homes waiting for the inevitable. Then there are those that knew it was coming but kept their backs turnned...like obama.

I must say, as an advertiser and an avid supporter of NORML this makes me extremely happy with CBS, and I am so proud of NORML.

Good job from xCannabis!

Great to see that we as a community can really make a change! 

It's not about morals, it's always been about freedom.

 Good, up the pressure, people.  I'm tired of being considered a criminal.

It's certainly encouraging, and - seeing that no one else has said it here yet... "Legendary"!

Also - "EPIC WIN" - as the slightly younger than myself would say.

Why are we so damn stupid ??? (or lazy )

If all of the users of marijuana in this country would all just show up for the annual WORLDWIDE MARIJUANA MARCH JUST ONE TIME the crowds would be so large in numbers that the legalization of marijuana would happen very, very quickly.

The windbags in congress would be forced to legalize marijuana if we ALL were to march at once. It would be impossible for the media and the politicians to continue to ignore this issue. Think about what the scene would look like.There would be millions of marchers in the streets demanding legalization. The government would be forced to change the laws. And it would happen overnight IF we all were to march at once.

The protest marches worked for the civil rights movement and the antiwar protesters in the 60's and it would be just as effective for this issue if we ALL were to march at once. Our numbers are so large the government would have to change their laws and give us the legalization we desire.

There has never been a better time than now to try to force action on this issue. (don't be lazy or stupid)

So if your for legalization why don't you join us this spring for the annual WORLDWIDE MARIJUANA MARCH on May 1 to march for change? (worldwidemarijuanamarch.org)

BRAVO! Hope some of this "Change" ripples down to Texas.

AMAZING AMAZING! LETS KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!

I'mnot crazy about corporations having access to messing up one of the coolest herbs on the planet.

It's just a clown's opinion but If you look at how industry has befouled tobacco you may not be so keen on legalization.

They turned a sacred plant into an super addicyive, poison, chemical cocktail YUCK!

Can you imagine MSG in yer weed?

On the other side...if everyone is growing pot in he back yards you can say goodbye to all the awsome strains that are out there( look at the weede in NAbraska) it would all be "whatever weed".

Any proposal that asks for the decriminalization of marijuana on the basis that should be cultivated and sold on a  private, for-profit basis just because it could deliver tax revenues takes us on the path to an ethical and social disaster.

Cigarette manufacturers and tobacco growers already make a profit encouraging people to take up an addictive habit that leads directly to cancer and early death.

Do we need to create another for-profit industry that makes money by encouraging an addictive habit that generates normal brain dysfunction?

To win the futile "war on drugs," however, and tear out the economic foundation of the gang industry – selling drugs – marijuana and certain other narcotics should be legalized, but cultivated and sold only by government-operated retail dispensaries. That way,

1. All of the revenues, as well as the "tax" benefit, would be received by the government to invest in (a) anti-drug information programs and (b) general healthcare costs, much of which unfortunately arises from the use of narcotic drugs. Such a strategy might actually work, like anti-smoking programs, to reduce the use of narcotic drugs like marijuana by 50 percent in the next 15 years.

2. Gang revenues, and the appeal of "gang life" to young "recruits", would be sharply reduced. And urban crime and violence nationally could be significantly reduced overall.

3. International terrorist revenues, and the finance of terrorism through opium and marijuana cultivation and sale to U.S. and European buyers, could be significantly reduced as well. With that sea change in resources international "revolutionary" crime and violence – and terrorism worldwide – could be significantly reduced overall.

4. The American prison population could ultimately be reduced by 35 to 50 percent. for a staggering savings in revenues that could be better directed to scientific advancement, infrastructure development, and the costs related to transforming America to an energy-efficient society.

Legalizing marijuana and other narcotic drugs within the frame of such a plan, maintaining strong criminal penalties against private cultivation and sales, is the best strategy toward the development of a smart 21st century national policy on addictive drugs.

The author of this comment does not advise any use of addictive drugs. In general, they all provide a brief few moments of pleasure at a terrible human price. Rather, it is with the objective of reducing the use of narcotic drugs, as well as the several other clear benefits, that this policy framework is proposed here.

Let's all work together to get to a smart solution.

this is something that american people need to raise there hand about the legalazation of marijauna is a great idea because that it will create job's and put this country back on track !! we can all see that this issue is not going to take the back seat ! and we will always have drugs in this country ! so why not imbraise this money maker and make some money !! stop the flow of drug money into mexico and the violence that comes with that whole thing and mexican drug cartel's are takeing money from the u.s.a everyday we could stop all of that !! we could create jobs, farming could come as strong as it used to be !!! and we can have stores that can tax and reg. like alcahole ... it has been proven to work effectively for pain and other health issues that we all have ... it is not going away so let's all help to make this change and put mexico out of biz. and we could help our selves out of a very hard time ... then the D.E.A could have more time to stop real drugs from comeing into the u.s.a and un-crowd our prisons so we can put the real dirt bags there for killing our young teens and stop some of the illegal drugs that our children are over doseing on ...

this is something that american people need to raise there hand about the legalazation of marijauna is a great idea because that it will create job's and put this country back on track !! we can all see that this issue is not going to take the back seat ! and we will always have drugs in this country ! so why not imbraise this money maker and make some money !! stop the flow of drug money into mexico and the violence that comes with that whole thing and mexican drug cartel's are takeing money from the u.s.a everyday we could stop all of that !! we could create jobs, farming could come as strong as it used to be !!! and we can have stores that can tax and reg. like alcahole ... it has been proven to work effectively for pain and other health issues that we all have ... it is not going away so let's all help to make this change and put mexico out of biz. and we could help our selves out of a very hard time ... then the D.E.A could have more time to stop real drugs from comeing into the u.s.a and un-crowd our prisons so we can put the real dirt bags there for killing our young teens and stop some of the illegal drugs that our children are over doseing on ...

Illegal drrrugs or ill-eagle drrrugs?  The prohibition against hemp has more to do with myopic, $elf-righteous politics than common $ense. This explains the vicious War on Drrrugs is destroying the lives of millions of American citizens... all for the $ake of the prison industry and corp-rat kulture (banksterism and the military industrial complex).

In the so called land of the free and the home of the brave, too many fat ass Amerikans are in-Heiling to the Chief in the name of Jeeezass! I would rather inhale to the Chief... than in-Heil!

Thanks, everyone, for these great comments! The billboard will debut next week and run through May. Just put up a post with an update: http://criminaljustice.change.org/blog/view/pro-marijuana_ad_finally_uncensored_airs_in_times_square.

And thanks so much again for helping Change.org push this action. If you're interested, I'd also encourage you to check out a new action that Robin just started on the site -- a petition to push the DEA to lift a ban on VA doctors' ability to recommend medical marijuana to veterans. (Yes, VA doctors are banned from doing so, even in the 14 states where medical marijuana is legal.) Check out this post for more info, and keep up the great energy: http://criminaljustice.change.org/blog/view/tell_the_dea_to_lift_the_veterans_affairs_ban_on_medical_marijuana