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Re:Facebook approves alcohol, vaping and gambling ads target... by 29athrowaway on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @10:08PM (#26964612)
Cannabis is illegal at a federal level.
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Re:Facebook approves alcohol, vaping and gambling ads target... by edoceo on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @10:22PM (#26964724)
so is minors gambling (which is this case) - and also these ads never ran. so no change for cannabis and we can put our pitchforks down.
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Re:Facebook approves alcohol, vaping and gambling ads target... by 29athrowaway on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @03:44AM (#26966798)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjIv_u4zmck

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qij3aPKA9nE

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Re:Facebook approves alcohol, vaping and gambling ads target... by srswtf123 on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @10:20PM (#26964709)
So is alcohol under 21?

Edit: looks like I learned something; thanks!

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Re:Facebook approves alcohol, vaping and gambling ads target... by meepmorp on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @10:27PM (#26964773)
Drinking under 21 isn't illegal federally:

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/23/158

It's just that if your state doesn't set their drinking age to a minimum of 21, they'll lose a big chunk of federal highway funding.

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Re:Facebook approves alcohol, vaping and gambling ads target... by edoceo on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @10:25PM (#26964752)
aksuhally...

https://drinkingage.procon.org/states-that-allow-underage-un...

turns out the laws are a little complicated.

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