Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe ANAHEIM, Calif., Nov. 17 (UPI) -- A California billboard company said it will remove three advertisements for medical marijuana dispensaries after complaints about school proximity. Mike Cossota, a sales manager with Lamar Advertising, said the billboards for MediCann medical marijuana dispensaries should never have been placed within a block of Magnolia High School in Anaheim and the decision was made by the previous owners of the billboards, The Orange County Register reported Tuesday, Advertisement The advertisements originally featured a man performing plumbing work with accompanying text explaining that marijuana had allowed him to return to work despite his back pain. The man was described in the ad as "A Typical Stoner" and the billboard also bore the message "Marijuana Works." MediCann toned down the billboards last week after complaints, and they now bear only the company's name, Web site and phone number. Cossota said the billboards will soon be removed. "Our company policy is not to have any adult-themed billboards next to schools or churches," he said Monday. "We are going to take them down within the next 48 hours."
