Reddit runs pot legalization ads against corporate parent's wishes

The website Reddit, which is owned by Conde Nast, were told by their parent company that they were not to run ads in favor of prop 19 because Conde Nast "Does not want to profit from this situation". In response, Reddit has decided to run the ads for free.

The social news site Reddit staged a mini-rebellion Friday, deciding to run ads for a pro-marijuana legalization campaign for free after Conde Nast executives ruled against taking payment for the ads.

The ads from the Just Say Now group support passage of California’s Proposition 19, which would largely legalize the use of marijuana. After inquiries from the group, Conde Nast executives ruled against running the ads on the user-driven Reddit, a tiny unit of the Conde Nast publishing concern (which also owns Wired and Wired.com). Conde Nast is best known as the publisher of magazines such as the New Yorker, Vanity Fair and Vogue.

Facebook has famously banned pro-pot advertisements from its service.

[Thanks Seth!]