{"id":55641,"date":"2015-07-14T11:01:30","date_gmt":"2015-07-14T03:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=55641"},"modified":"2015-07-14T11:01:31","modified_gmt":"2015-07-14T03:01:31","slug":"health-canada-spends-1-5m-to-re-air-ads-on-prescription-drugs-and-pot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/07\/14\/health-canada-spends-1-5m-to-re-air-ads-on-prescription-drugs-and-pot\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Canada spends $1.5M to re air ads on prescription drugs and pot"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_55642\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55642\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/7502342-1024x683.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-55642\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/7502342-1024x683-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Health Minister Rona Ambrose hosting a symposium on prescription drug abuse  (Photo courtesy of Ambrose)\" width=\"604\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/7502342-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/7502342-1024x683-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-55642\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Health Minister Rona Ambrose hosting a symposium on prescription drug abuse<br \/>(Photo courtesy of Ambrose)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OTTAWA \u2013 Health\u00a0Canada is spending $1.5 million to air recycled ads on prescription drugs and pot in the run-up to the fall federal election.<\/p>\n<p>The federal\u00a0health\u00a0agency started re-airing the ads Monday that will run on TV and online until Aug. 8.<\/p>\n<p>Health\u00a0Minister Rona Ambrose says the ads illustrate the harmful effects of prescription drug abuse and the impact of marijuana use on the developing brains of teenagers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur government will continue to raise awareness about the harmful effects of drug abuse and encourage youth to choose a drug-free lifestyle,\u201d Ambrose said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The government will turn off the publicly funded advertising taps when the writ drops, expected after Labour Day as a result of October\u2019s fixed-election date.<\/p>\n<p>The original installation of the taxpayer-funded marijuana ads ran alongside a radio ad campaign paid for by the Conservative party, which took aim at Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau over his promise to legalize and regulate marijuana.<\/p>\n<p>The Canadian Medical Association, the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada refused to endorse the campaign, saying it had become a \u201cpolitical football on Canada\u2019s marijuana policy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the largest national organizations representing Canada\u2019s doctors, the CFPC, CMA and Royal College were invited to co-brand and provide expert advice on an upcoming public education campaign initiated and funded by\u00a0Health\u00a0Canada,\u201d said a joint-statement issued last summer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe did not, and do not, support or endorse any political messaging or political advertising on this issue.\u201d \u2013 <em>with files from Bruce Cheadle<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OTTAWA \u2013 Health\u00a0Canada is spending $1.5 million to air recycled ads on prescription drugs and pot in the run-up to 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