Marijuana Will Save Local Newspapers (Maybe)

The New York Times has an interesting piece up today on one of FishbowlNY’s very favorite topics… the newspaper industry! Also, drugs.

The article chronicles (ahem) how The Colorado Springs Independent was able to garner enough money from “ReLeaf” — a 48-page pullout supplement packed with ads for medical marijuana — to hire a new reporter and promote three staffers to full time work. Not too shabby at all. In fact, according to the paper’s publisher, medical marijuana advertising now accounts for ten percent of the local paper’s revenue.

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