Facebook has barren a marijuana legalization campaign from exhibit the picture of a pot leaf in ads on the social-networking site, and that's put together the usually mellow group upset. Facebook is expurgate the Just Say Now campaign from using the pot leaf in its publicity, with the site's conclusion to obstruct the leaf coming earlier this month devoid of clarification, the group stated. Facebook first permitted the ads Aug. 7, and then back down on the decision Aug. 16, Just Say Now stated.

By blocking the picture, Facebook is sting Just Say Now's hard work to modify public policy, the group's organizers stated. The conclusion came after Facebook had served 38 million ads using the marijuana leaf, the group stated. "It's equivalent to prohibiting a candidate's face all through a political campaign," Michael Whitney, a Just Say Now arranger, stated in a statement. "It's a anonymous to me why Facebook might do such a unexpected about-face. This is political speech."