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Medical marijuana is legal in 23 US states including New Jersey but Facebook has taken down several pages that advertise and sell the drug, saying they violate the website's rules.
Facebook homepages run by three dispensaries in the so-called Garden State have been shut down, as reported by NJ.com.
Dispensary owners and customers have reacted in anger. Facebook has declined to respond and has referred media to its community standards section.
Several medical marijuana centers, including the Garden State Dispensary, the Breakwater Wellness and Treatment Center and the Compassionate Sciences Alternative Treatment Center in New Jersey said when they tried to use their homepage, they were shown a message that read: "We remove any promotion or encouragement of drug use.”
“Your page is currently not visible on Facebook. It looks like content on your page does not follow the Facebook Community Terms and Standards.”
Facebook does not allow advertisements that promote the...
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