Eat News 4745 Posted July 12, 2017 Posted July 12, 2017 Have any local reporters in Co,Wa, Ca actually smoked real weed in a news stand-up yet? I see reporters sip wine and taste test all kinds of yummies...but weed? Any station have a dedicated weed reporter...the weed beat?
TheRob 940 Posted July 12, 2017 Posted July 12, 2017 No, but the weeds were blowing in this standup. [MEDIA=twitter]884879729668390916[/MEDIA]
Guest Former Member 207 Posted July 12, 2017 Posted July 12, 2017 Have any local reporters in Co,Wa, Ca actually smoked real weed in a news stand-up yet? I see reporters sip wine and taste test all kinds of yummies...but weed? Any station have a dedicated weed reporter...the weed beat? Not if their stations (or corporate overlords) mandate drug testing LOL.
C Block 1574 Posted July 12, 2017 Posted July 12, 2017 Not to my knowledge. Denver's Westword has had a marijuana critic for almost a decade now — before it was even legalized recreationally. The Post now has one too. Not sure about any other major newspapers, but plenty of alt-weeklies have had critics for a while now, including the East Bay Express, the Stranger (Seattle), and others. There was a good story last week that NPR picked up about how the Denver Post eventually relaxed their drug testing policies so that marijuana critics (and users who happen to be reporters on other beats) could be hired. Even though it is legal on the state level, it's also still legal for employers to require drug tests and fire people for consuming. Every job I've ever had in TV required a drug test, including some states where it is legal, and where my employer demanded randomized drug tests every week for all station employees. Maybe there are some lax station group owners out there, as well as a kooky ND who might approve of a reporter toking on air, but I'd be very surprised. But with that said, it won't stop them from selling ad slots to dispensaries. I have seen dispensary ads on late night TV in Denver.
rkolsen 1697 Posted July 12, 2017 Posted July 12, 2017 where my employer demanded randomized drug tests every week for all station employees. Every week is a bit excessive. Can't imagine the amount of money they could save by doing random drug tests once a month.
rkolsen 1697 Posted July 12, 2017 Posted July 12, 2017 There was this case of a BBC Reporter, Quentin Somerville, filming a standup next to 8.5 tons of "heroin, opium, hashish and other narcotics".
Eat News 4745 Posted July 12, 2017 Author Posted July 12, 2017 We have a saying at KBEX... Never trust anyone that hasn't been thru rehab at least once. It keeps everyone humble... Except for that Dan, Dan the transmitter man. His new name is gonna be "Dan, Dan the relapse man..." Oh well... He is trying hard....that's all we ask.
SFTV 540 Posted July 13, 2017 Posted July 13, 2017 When KPIX did a story about weed http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/11/17/medicinal-marijuana-pot-weed-legal-medical-dispensary-sugerman-edibles-thc-potency-test-california-high-drugs-cannabis-dea/ Or Lauren Sivan from KTTV [MEDIA=twitter]855107584713347073[/MEDIA]
Eat News 4745 Posted July 14, 2017 Author Posted July 14, 2017 So since weed is still considered a federal crime... I bet the FCC could really mess with your license if you let your reporter take a hit or two. But it's cool if you shoot others smoking... and use it in the news. No fun allowed.
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