In certain states, it is completely legal to own an authorized cannabis business. That is why many are perplexed as to why in the last month, Facebook decided to shut down their pages. According to Reports, there are more than twelve marijuana dispensaries throughout six US states that have had their Facebook pages shut down in the last couple of weeks.
One of those companies is Mary’s Medicinals, a marijuana producer that operates in Denver, Colorado, the first state in the United States to legalize marijuana. It thrives off of its cannabis skin patches, supplements, and topical gels. Business development manager Graham Sorkin stated the business’ Facebook page was disabled at the end of January. Also, he reported that he is confused as to why Mary’s Medicinals is an authorized cannabis dealer.
“Nobody at Facebook had noticed our page or flagged it for being something that potentially violates their policies…we’re licensed by the state of Colorado and state of Washington to make these products,” he stated.
So why has Facebook decided to do this? Facebook has done this because while it is true that cannabis is legal in certain states, that does not mean that it is not illegal in other states. This results in a huge dichotomy between social networking groups such as Facebook, which is used by people all over the world. Facebook has set “Community Standards,” that users agree to abide by when they sign up, and one of those standards is not to promote drugs.
When BBC reached out to Facebook, they were able to receive an official statement: “In order to maintain a safe environment on Facebook, we have Community Standards that describe what is and is not allowed on the service. Anyone can report content to us if they think it violates our standards. Our teams review these reports rapidly and will remove the content if there is a violation.”
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