Tuesday, April 23, 2013

4/20: Weed Smells Like Onions

"Marijuana site was created as joke; Online page fakes opposition to Question 3" by Melissa M. Werthmann  |  Globe Correspondent, September 14, 2012

Scott Gacek, the local freelance web designer buys domain names and creates promarijuana websites, also writes for a pro- marijuana reform blog.

“I’m a very vocal proponent of medical marijuana,” Gacek said. “I can’t wait for it to pass in November.”

The real vote-no campaign sent out a press release saying that medical marijuana supporters were tampering with the democratic process through “underhanded efforts.”

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Gacek’s goal was simple: create a satirical Onion-like website to debunk what he considers to be common myths, propaganda, and lies.

“I wanted to poke some fun at some of the reasons why people will say that medical marijuana is bad,” he said.

The post Gacek is most proud of is one about a Massachusetts drug dealers union urging voters to vote against marijuana regulation....

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