But the 47-year-old says he also filed a police complaint against the marketing firm handling Weedmaps’ advertising, believing the other ads that still remain around the city encourage people to engage in illegal activity. MONTREAL—Ben Anson says he was outraged to see a large-scale billboard advertising Weedmaps, an app that lists local marijuana providers, crop up in a spot near several schools in Montreal earlier this year. Ads promoting Weedmaps, a California-based website and mobile application, have sprung up in cities across Canada in recent months. Several groups contacted by The Canadian Press were unable to give a direct answer on whether Weedmaps’ ads violate Canadian laws or advertising standards. A spokesperson for the city of Montreal said that while it governs where billboards can be displayed, regulating the content is up to federal agencies.

Source: thestar November 05, 2017 02:15 UTC